I won’t undertake war until I have tried all the arts and means of peace.
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Anand Thakur
I won’t undertake war until I have tried all the arts and means of peace.
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I never sleep in comfort save when I am hearing a sermon or praying to God.
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To laugh is proper to man.
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Such is the nature and make-up of the French that they are only good at the start. Then they are worse than devils, but, given time, they’re less than women.
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If the skies fall, one may hope to catch larks.
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How shall I be able to rule over others, that have not full power and command of myself?
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He that has patience may compass anything.
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Giving words is an act of lovers.
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If the head is lost, all that perishes is the individual; if the balls are lost, all of human nature perishes.
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How can I govern others, who can’t even govern myself?
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Strike the iron whilst it is hot.
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We always long for the forbidden things, and desire what is denied us.
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When my soul leaves this human dwelling, I will not consider myself to have completely died, but to pass from one state to another, given that, in you and by you, I remain in my visible image in this world.
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A good intention does not mean honor.
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It is said, proverbially, that happy is the doctor who is called in when the disease is on its way out.
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Nature abhors a vacuum.
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