EFFICIENCY IN ACTION

We have here couplets dealing with the principles to be observed by an efficient minister.

Efficiency essentially consists in a resolute mind; other things come thereafter.

Two principles of action have been authoritatively accepted in politics. One, do not undertake action that cannot be successful; the other, if anything goes wrong in the course of an undertaking, do not be perturbed, but face difficulties boldly.

Success in a great undertaking lies in so ordering one’s action that the disclosure of the plan coincides with its fulfilment, i.e., before it is disclosed it should have been accomplished. Premature disclosure leads to the creation of insurmountable impediments.

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