तावद्भयेषु भेतव्यं यावद्भयमनागतम् ।
आगतं तु भयं वीक्ष्य प्रहर्तव्यमशङ्कया ॥५.३॥

tāvadbhayeṣu bhetavyaṃ yāvadbhayamanāgatam |
āgataṃ tu bhayaṃ vīkṣya prahartavyamaśaṅkayā ||5.3||

the fearful may be feared, until it has not arrived; once it arrives, from all sides attack it doubtlessly

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Excerpt from the book “Old Chanakya Strategy: Aphorisms” by Rajen Jani