स जीवन्नपि मृत एव

 

स जीवन्नपि मृत एव यो न विक्रमति प्रतिकूलेषु॥ नीतिवाक्यामृते

sa jīvannapi mṛta eva yo na vikramati pratikūleṣu|| nītivākyāmṛte

A person who cannot show grit, valour and would not fight back even in adversities, is a person who is dead, even though he might be physically alive.