But thoughtless men, who never see CLXXI. Conditions of success. Mahabharata xii. 4889 and 4908. Whoe'er for future chance provides, CLXXII. Boldness necessary to success. No man gains good who is not bold, And lives, he then shall good behold. CLXXIII. Self-respect essential to success. Mahabharata iii. 1259. A man should ne'er himself despise : CLXXIV. What energy can effect. Mount Meru's peak to scale is not too high, CLXXV. Fearlessness. Mahabharata v. 1513. The truly brave, however tried, The gloom of woods, the wild beasts' haunt, Amid alarms, distress and woe They ne'er lose heart, no fear they know. CLXXVI. Procrastination. Mahabharata vi. 2008. Events have onward sped too fast; Thy house is burned; the flames to quell * Compare Rāmāyaṇa, ii. 18, 23, "Thou in vain desirest to construct a dam when the water is gone." Bhartrihari, iii. 76, "A wise man should strenuously strive after his own wellbeing whilst his body is in health, whilst decay is far off, whilst his strength is unbroken, and there is no decline of life: when the house is in flames, what is the use of making an effort to dig a well?" CLXXVII. Ebil of indecision. Mahabharata xii. 3814; ii. 164. The dilatory men who let The time for action pass away, Though long they seek, can seldom get CLXXVIII. Promptitude necessary. Mahabharata xi. 36. While yet the hours for action last CLXXIX. Study beforehand the consequences of action. If I now take this step, what next ensues? CLXXX. The best remedy for grief. Mahabharata xi. 184, f. Nor valour, wealth, nor yet a band CLXXXI. The cure for grief. Mahābhārata iii. 14079 (= xi. 76, f.; xii. 12494). With drugs the body's pains are healed; CLXXXII. The wise superior to circumstances. Mahābhārata iii. 62; xi. 67; xii. 751; 6497, f.; 12483. No day arrives, but as it flies, CLXXXIII. Marks of a wise man. Mahabharata v. 993. The men, too high who never aim, CLXXXIV. Appearances not always to be trusted. Mahabharata xii. 4148 f. A bounded vault the æther seems; So other sense-perceptions too, Which else might cheat, should first be tried, Should only then be deemed as true. CLXXXV. Content, and final blessedness. What gain can discontent allay? CLXXXVI. The foolish discontented; the wise content. Though proudly swells their fortune's tide, CLXXXVII. Discontent. Subhashitärnava, 110. Most men the things they have, despise, CLXXXVIII. No perfect happiness in the world. Some men by circumstance of birth I nowhere yet have seen on earth. [This verse in the original immediately precedes the next No. |