Karataka said - As for us, we are subordinates. This being the case, why should we busy ourselves with this matter? Damanaka replied - In what space of time (i.e., in a short time if they have the ability) do ministers become principal or subordinate? For, No one in this world is generous towards, beloved by or wicked to another: it is a man's own actions alone that lead him to greatness or to the reverse (i.e., man is the architect of his own fortune).