Dhritarashtra said: ‘Man has no dominion over either his own prosperity or his misfortunes. He is like a wooden puppet moved by strings. Truly, the Creator has made man subject to Fate. Continue speaking — I am attentive to what you say.’ Vidura said: ‘O Bharata, speaking words at the wrong time, even Brihaspati himself brings upon himself reproach and charges of ignorance. One man becomes dear through giving, another through sweet words, a third through the power of spells and remedies. Yet one who is pleasant by nature always remains so. One whom another hates is never regarded by that other as honest, intelligent, or wise. A man attributes all good to the one he loves, and all evil to the one he hates. O king, as soon as Duryodhana was born, I told you: you should give up this one son, for by abandoning him you would secure the prosperity of a hundred of your sons, whereas by keeping him, a hundred of your sons would meet destruction — and that one should never prize a gain that leads to loss. On the other hand, one should highly prize even a loss that would bring gain.’