Arthashastra

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कालश् च सकृद् अभ्येति यं नरं काल काङ्क्षिणम् । दुर्लभः स पुनस् तस्य कालः कर्म चिकीर्षतः ॥

"An opportunity will only once offer itself to a man who is waiting for it, and will not come a second time when he may be desirous of accomplishing his work."

english translation

kAlaz ca sakRd abhyeti yaM naraM kAla kAGkSiNam । durlabhaH sa punas tasya kAlaH karma cikIrSataH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript