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When Krishna instructed Arjuna that we have a right to our labor but not to the fruits of our labor, he was counseling the warrior to act territorially, not hierarchically. We must do our work for its own sake, not for fortune or attention or applause.

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Steven Pressfield (born September 1943) is an American author of historical fiction and non-fiction, and screenplays.

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We must do our work for its own sake, not for fortune or attention or applause.

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