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From the heart of this fountain of delights wells up some bitter taste to choke them even amid the flowers.

Lucretius

Fear is the mother of all gods.
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Anand Thakur
There can be no centre in infinity.
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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
It is doubtful what fortune to-morrow will bring.
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Anand Thakur
Sweet it is, when on the high seas the winds are lashing the waters, to gaze from the land on another’s struggles.
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Land Seas Struggle Sweet Water
Nothing can be created out of nothing.
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Creation Existence
Meantime, when once we know from nothing still Nothing can be create, we shall divine More clearly what we seek: those elements From which alone all things created are, And how accomplished by no tool of Gods.
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Anand Thakur
The sum total of all sums total is eternal.
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Forever Total
Bodies, again, Are partly primal germs of things, and partly Unions deriving from the primal germs.
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Body Germ
O goddess, bestow on my words an immortal charm.
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Anand Thakur
Our life must once have end; in vain we fly From following Fate; e’en now, e’en now, we die.
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Anand Thakur
For thee the wonder-working earth puts forth sweet flowers.
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Anand Thakur
Never trust the calm sea when she shows her false alluring smile.
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Anand Thakur
I own with reason: for, if men but knew Some fixed end to ills, they would be strong By some device unconquered to withstand Religions and the menacings of seers.
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Conquer Device Known Man Reason Religion
Forbear to spew out reason from your mind, but rather ponder everything with keen judgment; and if it seems true, own yourself vanquished, but, if it is false, gird up your loins to fight.
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Fake Fight Judgement Reason Yourself
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

From the heart of this fountain of delights wells up some bitter taste to choke them even amid the flowers.

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