He whom the gods love dies young, while he is in health, has his senses and his judgments sound.

The gods play games with men as balls.
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Fire is next akin to smoke.
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For I know that many good things have happened to many, when least expected; and that many hopes have been disappointed.
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There are games in which it is better to lose than win.
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Anand Thakur
A mouse never entrusts his life to only one hole.
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Life Mouse Oneself Trust
To ask that which is unjust at the hands of the just, is an injustice in itself; to expect that which is just from the unjust, is simple folly.
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Hands Injustice Simplicity
If you have overcome your inclination and not been overcome by it, you have reason to rejoice.
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Anand Thakur
Disgrace is immortal, and living even when one thinks it dead.
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Anand Thakur
You will stir up the hornets.
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Smooth words in place of gifts.
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Gift Place Smooth Word
It is a great plague to be too handsome a man.
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Anand Thakur
Courage is what preserves our liberty, safety, life, and our homes and parents, our country and children. Courage comprises all things.
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Anand Thakur
A woman without paint is like food without salt.
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It is best to know the worst at once.
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Best Oneself Worst
The gods give that man some profit to whom they are propitious.
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Anand Thakur
It is a tiresome way of speaking, when you should despatch the business, to beat about the bush.
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