Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.29.28
SB 3.29.28
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jīvāḥ śreṣṭhā hy ajīvānāṁ tataḥ prāṇa-bhṛtaḥ śubhe tataḥ sa-cittāḥ pravarās tataś cendriya-vṛttayaḥ
Translation
Living entities are superior to inanimate objects, O blessed mother, and among them, living entities who display life symptoms are better. Animals with developed consciousness are better than them, and better still are those who have developed sense perception.