Chanakya Neeti. Chapter 5, Verse 3: On the Sage and the Fool
Chapter 5 · Verse 3
On the Sage and the Fool
तावद्भयेषु भेतव्यं यावद्भयमनागतम् । आगतं तु भयं वीक्ष्य प्रहर्तव्यमशङ्कया ॥
tāvadbhayeṣu bhetavyaṃ yāvadbhayamanāgatam | āgataṃ tu bhayaṃ vīkṣya prahartavyamaśaṅkayā ||
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“Fear should be feared only as long as it has not arrived. Once fear has come, strike at it…”
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