Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 1, Verse 13: On Discernment and Company
Chapter 1 · Verse 13
On Discernment and Company
यो ध्रुवाणि परित्यज्य अध्रुवं परिषेवते । ध्रुवाणि तस्य नश्यन्ति चाध्रुवं नष्टमेव हि ॥
yo dhruvāṇi parityajya adhruvaṃ pariṣevate | dhruvāṇi tasya naśyanti cādhruvaṃ naṣṭameva hi ||
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“Whoever abandons the certain to chase the uncertain. Both perish: the certain is lost, and the uncertain was already lost.”
In Modern Life
The quitting job for startup version of this verse: don't leave a working salary to chase a vague dream. Build the new on top of the old, until the new can stand. The cemetery of ambition is full of people who flipped this order. Caution is not the opposite of bold. It is the timing of bold.
