Subhashitam

नालसा : प्राप्नुवन्त्यर्थान् न् च दैवपरायणा : |
तस्मात् सर्वप्रकारेण पौरुषे यत्नमाचरेत् ||

Neither the lazy nor those who depend solely on destiny
obtain their objects . Therefore one should persist in self-effort
by all means.

– Matsyapuranam

( From the book Gita Darshanam , printed by
Vivekananda Institute of Human Excellence, Hyderabad.)