Wrapt up in error is the human mind, And human bliss is ever insecure; Know we what fortune yet remains behind? Know we how long the present shall endure?
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Anand Thakur
Wrapt up in error is the human mind, And human bliss is ever insecure; Know we what fortune yet remains behind? Know we how long the present shall endure?
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Men are the dreams of a shadow.
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Not every truth is the better for showing its face undisguised; and often silence is the wisest thing for a man to heed.
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To each thing belongs it’s measure. Occasion is best to know.
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Time is the turning over of days, works change for better or worse.
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Envy, the attendant of the empty mind.
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Law, the king of all mortals and immortals.
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The days that are still to come are the wisest witnesses.
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For lawless joys a bitter ending waits.
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Many a time the thing left silent makes for happiness.
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Though God alone never tastes woe, Yet that man is happy, and poets sing of him, Who conquers with hand or swift foot And wins the greatest of prizes By steadfastness and strength.
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Even wisdom has to yield to self-interest.
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Natural ability is by far the best, but many men have succeeded in winning high renown by skill that is the fruit of teaching.
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Unsung, the noblest deed will die.
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To be envied is a nobler fate than to be pitied.
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The test of any man lies in action.
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