Thou hast power only to act not over the result thereof. Act thou therefore without prospect of the result and without succcumbing to inaction (The translation follows thus

Karmani ave adhikars te--you have the power to act onlyma phalesu kadachana--you do not have the power to influence the resultma karmaphal hetur bhoo--therefore you must act without the anticipation of the resultma sangostu akramani--without succumbing to inaction)”

APHORISMSSOME SCINTILLATING APHORISMS

DESERVE BEFORE YOU DESIRE

DELVE DEEP BEFORE YOU DEAL

NEVER TEST THE DEPTH OF WATER WITH BOTH FEET

THE MOST WASTED DAY OF ALL IS ONE IN WHICH WE HAVE NOT LAUGHED

DO NOT ASPIRE TO BECOME IRREPLACEABLE, IF YO CAN’T BE REPLACED, THEN YOU CANNOT BE PROMPTED

NEVER FORGET THAT YOU ARE UNIQUE LIKE EVERY ONE ELSE

IF YOU TELL THE TRUTH YOU DO NOT HAVE TO REMEMBER ANYTHING

GOOD JUDGEMENT COME FROM EXPERIENCE. EXPERIENCE COMES FROM BAD JUDGEMENT.

NEVER MISS A GOOD CHANCE TO SHUT UP

EXPERIENCE IS SOMETHING YOU DO NOT GET UNTIL JUST AFTER YOU NEED IT.

PESSIMISM IS MAN’S DEADLY ENEMY

ROBUST OPTIMISM IS DEATH DEFYING

LAZINESS IS WORSE THAN ALCOHOLISM

SUCCESS COMES TO THOSE WHO DARE AND ACT

NO RISKS TAKEN- NO SUCCESS ACHIEVED

REMEMBER THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS FREE LUNCH

TO GET DIAMOND START WITH CARBON

INSPIRATION MINUS PERSPIRATION IS HOLLOW

IF YOU ACHIEVE SELF KNOWLEDGE THE WORLD IS AT YOUR FEET

IMAGINATION MINUS COMMON SENSE IS DELUSION

DRIVE WITHOUT DIRECTION RESULTS IN ACCIDENT

A SUCCESSFUL SALESMAN HAS FIRST TO SELF SELL

TO WORK WITHOUT AIM IS TANTAMOUNT TO BAILING OUT WATER WITH A LEAKING PIT

SELF ASSESSMENT IS BASIC TO PROFESSIONAL ADVANCEMENT

AT THE CONVERGENCE OF MOTIVATION AND HARD WORK HAPPPINESS SURFACES

FALTERING STEPS TOWARDS SUCCESS ARE INGREDIENTS OF HOPE

IF YOU INCREASE YOUR LISTENING TIME YOUR SUCCESS RATING GOES-UP

IF YOU ARE CONSCIOUS OF YOUR WEAK POINTS YOU WILL BE A FORMIDABLE OPPONENT

IF YOU CAN MARRY CONTENTMENT POVERTY POSES NO THREAT

IF YOU MENTALLY TIRE YOURSELF THE WAR IS LOST BEFORE THE BATTLE BEGINS.

WORK NEVER KILLS, LAZINESS DOES

INFORMATION BECOMES KNOWLEDGE IF FACTS ARE INTERLINKED, BUT KNOWLEDGE TO BECOME WISDOM HUMANISM SHOULD INFORM IT

A JOB WELL BEGUN IS HALF COMPLETED

TAKE CARE OF PAISE THE RUPEE WOULD TAKE CARE OF ITSELF

WORK IS WORSHIP

PLEASURE AND PAIN ARE TWO SIDES OF THE SAME COIN

WILL POWER IS BORN OUT OF INNER CONVICTION.

A MENTAL LEPER IS MORE REPUGNANT THAN A PHYSICAL LEPER

INTELLECT IS KNOWLEDGE IMBUSED WITH HUMANISM

THE ESSENCE OF MANAGERIAL TALENT IS TO UNDERSTAND OTHER’S POINT OF VIEW

TO LEARN OBEYING IS THE FUNDAMENTAL ART OF GOVERNANCE.