Monday, October 20, 2014

Knowledge, the only everlasting asset

हर्तुर्याति न गोचरं किमपि शं पुष्णाति यत्सर्वदा
ह्यर्थिभ्यः प्रतिपाद्यमानमनिशं प्राप्नोति वृद्धिं पराम् ।
कल्पान्तेष्वपि न प्रयाति निधनं विद्याख्यमन्तर्धनम्
येषां तान् प्रति मानमुज्झत नृपाः कस्तैस्सह स्पर्धते ॥
- नीतिशतकम्

Invisible to those who try to steal, the treasure which forever provides ineffable happiness, which increases the most even when given to those that seek, which is eternal and does not perish even at the end of the world, is the intrinsic wealth called knowledge. O kings, get rid of your pride, for who indeed can match those who possess the wealth of knowledge.

Knowledge is power.