After a storm comes a calm

सुखमापतितं सेव्यम्
दुःखमापतितं तथा ।
चक्रवत्परिवर्तन्ते
दुःखानि च सुखानि च ॥

- हितोपदेशः

One should accept the pleasures which have come in the way of life. Likewise, one should also accept the hardships in life. Pleasures and miseries revolve like a wheel.

Success is never final.
Failure is never fatal.
After a storm comes a calm.

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Success is never final. Failure is never fatal

सुखस्यानन्तरं दुःखम्
दुःखस्यानन्तरं सुखम् ।
न नित्यं लभते दुःखम्
न नित्यं लभते सुखम् ॥

Bad days follow good times and similarly, happy days always follow the miserable ones. Everyday can never be a bad day, nor can one derive happiness everyday.

Success is never final.
Failure is never fatal.
After a storm comes a calm.
Nothing lasts forever, not even your troubles.

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Money can't buy happiness

अर्थानामर्जने दुःखम्
अर्जितानां च रक्षणे ।
आये दुःखं व्यये दुःखम्
धिगर्थाः कष्टसंश्रयाः ॥

- पञ्चतन्त्रम्

Acquiring wealth is difficult. Also, it is difficult to protect the acquired wealth. Wealth results in unhappiness while acquiring it as well as while spending it. Fie on such a wealth which is the cause for all miseries.

Money is a headache, and money is the cure.
Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy you the kind of misery you prefer.

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