How often the highest talent lurks in obscurity.

Wine is a cunning wrestler.
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Anand Thakur
A word to the wise is sufficient
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Sufficient Wisdom Word
He who seeks for gain, must be at some expense.
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Anand Thakur
In everything the middle road is best.
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Best Journey Road Travel
Keep what you have got; the known evil is best.
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Anand Thakur
He who accuses another of wrong should look well into his own conduct.
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Anand Thakur
Badly gotten, badly spent.
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Bad Spent
How often we see the greatest genius buried in obscurity!
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Bury Genius Greatness Often
Woman is certainly the daughter of Delay personified!
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Anand Thakur
The gods play games with men as balls.
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Ball Game God Man Play
Things which you do not hope happen more frequently than things which you do hope.
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Anand Thakur
He who bravely endures evils, in time reaps the reward.
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Anand Thakur
Poverty is a thorough instructress in all the arts.
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Anand Thakur
The gods confound the man who first found out How to distinguish hours! Confound him, too, Who in this place set up a sun-dial, To cut and hack my days so wretchedly Into small portions.
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Anand Thakur
Do you never look at yourself when you abuse another person?
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Anand Thakur
I had much rather be adorned by beauty of character than by jewels. Jewels are the gift of fortune, character comes from within.
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Character Fortune Jewel Myself

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