If the king cleverly does his business and controls his senses, his kingdom lasts. Manu himself has declared that an ambitious person succeeds in gaining victories.
राज्यं तिष्ठति दक्षस्य संगृहीतेन्द्रियस्य च। आर्तस्य बुद्धिमूलं हि विजयं मनुरब्रवीत्॥