Kautilya’s Arthashastra on Personal Wealth Creation

There’s a saying in Kautilya’s Arthashastra:

 

When people are without hope, it is not because someone has snatched hope away from them. But because they have chosen hopelessness – albeit unconsciously.

 

Also,

 

A mind which was hopeless in the past has created hopelessness in the present. But a mind that embraces hope in the present will ensure a prosperous future.

 

But given the fact such assumptions and presumptions have become an overwhelming aspect of our lives, how are we to hold on ho...