अभीप्सां स्वात्मनो रक्षाविरतं सुस्थिरं तथा ।
यत्नमातिष्ठ धैर्येण ततः सिद्धिर्भवेद् ध्रुवम् ।।
abhīpsāṁ svātmano rakṣāvirataṁ susthiraṁ tathā |
yatnam ātiṣṭha dhairyeṇa tataḥ siddhir bhaved dhruvam ||
(Mahāsubhāṣita-saṅgraha: 2353)
“Remain firmly fixed in your own aspiration, continuous [self-] protection, complete steadiness, and endeavor. Then success is certain.”