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Early rising is no pleasure; early drinking’s just the measure.

Francois Rabelais

Of a young hermit, an old devil.
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Anand Thakur
I am going to seek a great purpose, draw the curtain, the farce is played.
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Greatness Play Purpose Seek
I never sleep comfortably except when I am at sermon or when I pray to God.
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Anand Thakur
A war undertaken without sufficient monies has but a wisp of force. Coins are the very sinews of battles.
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Battle Coin Force War
The Devil was sick – the Devil a monk would be, The Devil was well the devil a monk was he.
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Devil Himself Monk Sick
Half the world does not know how the other half lives.
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Known Live World
How can I govern others, who can’t even govern myself?
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Control Government Myself Power
Let every one be fully convinced in his own mind.
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Mindset Oneself
I know of a charm by way of a prayer that will preserve a man from the violence of guns and all manner of fire-weapons and engines but it will do me no good because I do not believe it
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Anand Thakur
Gestures, in love, are incomparably more attractive, effective and valuable than words.
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Attractive Love Value Word
Strike the iron whilst it is hot.
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Hot Iron Strike
Keep running after a dog and he will never bite you.
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Bite Dog Run Yourself
The right moment wears a full head of hair: when it has been missed, you can’t get it back; it’s bald in the back of the head and never turns around.
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Around Head Missing Moments Right
A little rain beats down a big wind. Long drinking bouts break open the tunder.
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Drink Rain Wind
Languages exist by arbitrary institutions and conventions among peoples; words, as the dialecticians tell us, do not signify naturally, but at our pleasure.
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Existence Language Natural Ourselves Pleasure Word
If you understand why a monkey in a family is always mocked and harassed, you understand why monks are rejected by all–both old and young.
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Abuse Family Old Rejection Understand Young Yourself

Early rising is no pleasure; early drinking’s just the measure.

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