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By protracting life, we do not deduct one jot from the duration of death.

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The drops of rain make a hole in the stone not by violence but by oft falling.
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Drops Fall Hole Rain Stone
Not they who reject the gods are profane, but those who accept them.
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Anand Thakur
Too often in time past, religion has brought forth criminal and shameful actions… How many evils has religion caused?
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The sum of all sums is eternity.
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Anand Thakur
Never trust the calm sea when she shows her false alluring smile.
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Anand Thakur
There is nothing that exists so great or marvelous that over time mankind does not admire it less and less.
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Anand Thakur
Pleasant it to behold great encounters of warfare arrayed over the plains, with no part of yours in peril.
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Anand Thakur
It is doubtful what fortune to-morrow will bring.
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Anand Thakur
You alone govern the nature of things. Without you nothing emerges into the light of day, without you nothing is joyous or lovely.
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Anand Thakur
It is great wealth to a soul to live frugally with a contented mind.
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Greatness Live Mindset Satisfaction Soul Wealth
These the senses we trust, first, last, and always.
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Anand Thakur
Religious questions have often led to wicked and impious actions.
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Anand Thakur
We notice that the mind grows with the body, and with it decays.
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Body Decay Growth Mindset Notice
Tears for the mourners who are left behind Peace everlasting for the quiet dead.
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Anand Thakur
So, little by little, time brings out each several thing into view, and reason raises it up into the shores of light.
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Anand Thakur
Only religion can lead to such evil.
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Evil Leadership Religion

By protracting life, we do not deduct one jot from the duration of death.

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