Fate being unfavorable( or without god's grace, even an easy task becomes difficult to accomplish)
ChanakyaThere is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth.
ChanakyaA man attains greatness by his merits, not simply by occupying an exalted seat. Can we call a crow an eagle (garuda) simply because he sits on the top of a tall building.
Chanakya