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I have taken a wife, I have sold my sovereignty for a dowry.

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It is the nature of the unfortunate to be spiteful, and to envy those who are well to do.
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Anand Thakur
Unexpected results are the rule rather than the exception.
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Exception Expectation Result Rule
Give assistance, and receive thanks lighter than a feather: injure a man, and his wrath will be like lead.
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Anand Thakur
It is only when we have lost them that we fully appreciate our blessings.
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Anand Thakur
The Bell never rings of itself; unless some one handles or moves it it is dumb.
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Dumb Handle Move Ring
Things unhoped for happen oftener than things we desire.
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Desire Hope
Even the whole of life is not sufficient for thorough learning.
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Learning Life Sufficient
If you are wise, be wise; keep what goods the gods provide you.
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Anand Thakur
No guest is so welcome in a friend’s house that he will not become a nuisance after three days.
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Day Friendship Guest Welcome
If you do anything well, gratitude is lighter than a feather; if you give offense in anything, people’s wrath is as heavy as lead.
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Anand Thakur
I am myself my own commander.
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Anand Thakur
Good courage in a bad affair is half of the evil overcome.
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Anand Thakur
How bitter it is to reap a harvest of evil for good that you have done!
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Anand Thakur
In grasping at uncertainties we lost that which is certain.
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Certain Lost Unknown
Man’s fortune is usually changed at once; life is changeable.
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Anand Thakur
Good things soon find a purchaser.
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Anand Thakur

I have taken a wife, I have sold my sovereignty for a dowry.

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