'Even well planned diplomatic missions fail like darkness dispelled at Sunrise if the messenger is confused and if the place and time are not propitious for them. [5-30-37]
अर्थानर्थान्तरे बुद्धिनिश्चितापि न शोभते | घातयन्ति हि कार्याणि दूताः पण्डितमानिनः || ५-३०-३८
'Swinging from a course of action or an action leading to calamity is not proper. Messengers who assume that they are scholars (blinded by ego) destroy their mission. [5-30-38]