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O my soul, do not aspire to immortal life, but exhaust the limits of the possible.

Pindar

With our mortal minds we should seek from the gods that which becomes us.
PINDAR

Anand Thakur
Success for the striven washes away the effort of striving.
PINDAR

Anand Thakur
Rich man and poor move side by side toward the limit of death.
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Anand Thakur
The noblest of the elements is water.
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Anand Thakur
There are many roads to happiness, if the gods assent.
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Unsung, the noblest deed will die.
PINDAR

Anand Thakur
Mankind is a dream of a shadow.
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Anand Thakur
For lawless joys a bitter ending waits.
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Anand Thakur
Creatures of a day, what is any one? What is he not? Man is but a dream of a shadow. Yet when there comes as a gift of heaven a gleam of sunshine, there rest upon men a radiant light and, aye, a gentle life.
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Anand Thakur
Even success softens not the heart of the envious.
PINDAR

Anand Thakur
Often silence is the wisest thing for a man to heed.
PINDAR

Anand Thakur
Natural ability is by far the best, but many men have succeeded in winning high renown by skill that is the fruit of teaching.
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Anand Thakur
The test of any man lies in action.
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Anand Thakur
Water is the best of all things.
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Anand Thakur
In all things rest is sweet; there is sure feit even in honey, even in Aphrodites lovely flowers.
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Anand Thakur
It is God that accomplishes all term to hopes, God, who overtakes the flying eagle, outpasses the dolphin in the sea; who bends under his strength the man with thoughts too high.
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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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