Conduce to life, the wise men have said; as also a constant respect for friends. He who desires again to accomplish, by virtuous means, an object that has once been frustrated,
अपनीतं सुनीतेन योऽर्थं प्रत्यानिनीषते। मतिमास्थाय सुदृढां तदकापुरुषव्रतम्॥