Set fate aside and act with your own strength. Tried and failed? No fault.

What it means

Waiting on luck is the coward's plan. Do what is in your power with everything you have. If it still does not work, there is no shame in that; the only shame is in not trying.

The source

"Set fate aside and act with your own strength. Tried and failed? No fault." This Sanskrit proverb is recorded in Hitopadeśa, Prastāvikā 33. Translated from the original Sanskrit by Spartan Surfers.

"daivaṃ nihatya kuru pauruṣam ātma-śaktyā | yatne kṛte yadi na sidhyati ko 'tra doṣaḥ"

Original Sanskrit, Hitopadeśa, Prastāvikā 33. Text read at gretil.sub.uni-goettingen.de.

Who said it

Proverbs of the world (Every age). Sayings from the Latin, Greek, Norse, Japanese, Chinese and more, each traced to an old source in its own language.

Questions

What does "Set fate aside and act with your own strength. Tried and failed? No fault." mean?

Waiting on luck is the coward's plan. Do what is in your power with everything you have. If it still does not work, there is no shame in that; the only shame is in not trying.

Who said "Set fate aside and act with your own strength. Tried and failed? No fault."?

Sanskrit proverb. Source: Hitopadeśa, Prastāvikā 33.

What is the original Sanskrit?

daivaṃ nihatya kuru pauruṣam ātma-śaktyā | yatne kṛte yadi na sidhyati ko 'tra doṣaḥ. Translated from the original Sanskrit by Spartan Surfers.

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