Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 13, Verse 2: On Impermanence
Chapter 13 · Verse 2
On Impermanence
गते शोको न कर्तव्यो भविष्यं नैव चिन्तयेत् । वर्तमानेन कालेन वर्तयन्ति विचक्षणाः ॥
gate śoko na kartavyo bhaviṣyaṃ naiva cintayet | vartamānena kālena vartayanti vicakṣaṇāḥ ||
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“Do not grieve what is gone, do not anxiously plan the future. The discerning live by the p…”
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