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Point thy tongue on the anvil of truth.

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Unsung, the noblest deed will die.
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Anand Thakur
A graceful and honorable old age is the childhood of immortality.
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Anand Thakur
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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Anand Thakur
Time is the turning over of days, works change for better or worse.
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Anand Thakur
Time is the best preserver of righteous men.
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Anand Thakur
To bear lightly the neck’s yoke brings strength; but kicking against the goads is the way of failure.
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Anand Thakur
If any man thinks to swindle God, he is wrong.
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Anand Thakur
O my soul, do not aspire to immortal life, but exhaust the limits of the possible.
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Aspiration Immortal Limitation Myself Possible Soul
My God grant me love for that which has splendor, but in this time of my life let me strive for attainable things.
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Anand Thakur
May God grant me love for that which has splendor; but in this time of my life let me strive for attainable things.
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Anand Thakur
Every noble deed dieth, if suppressed in silence.
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Noble Silence
Envy bestrides praise.
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Anand Thakur
Men are the dreams of a shadow.
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Anand Thakur
I will not steep my speech in lies; the test of any man lies in action.
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Action Lying Man Myself Speech
To be envied is a nobler fate than to be pitied.
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Fate Jealous Noble Pity
Success for the striven washes away the effort of striving.
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Anand Thakur

Point thy tongue on the anvil of truth.

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