THE KURAL
596. Let all thy purposes be grand : for then even if they fail, their glory will tarnish never.
597. Men of spirit flinch not before a defeat: the elephant planteth his legs only more firmly when he is hit by the deep-piercing arrow.
598. Behold the men that are wanting in energy : the glory of an exhaustless liberality can never be theirs.
599. What availeth his size and his sharp tapering tusks? The heart of the elephant sinketh when he seeth the tiger spring.
600. Exuberance of spirit, that alone is strength: those that have it not are mere stocks : their human bodies alone make the difference.
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