A man or a ruler should always take up a task after thoroughly considering its consequences. Otherwise fate also cannot protect his wealth.
ChanakyaDo not put your trust in rivers, men who carry weapons, beasts with claws or horns, women, and members of a royal family.
ChanakyaFate being unfavorable( or without god's grace, even an easy task becomes difficult to accomplish)
ChanakyaWhat good can the scriptures do to a man who has no sense of his own? Of what use is as mirror to a blind man?
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