There are many wild beasts on land and in the sea, but the beastliest of all is woman.

Art is man’s refuge from adversity.
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Anand Thakur
No just person ever became quickly rich.
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Person Quick Rich
If you want to live your whole life free from pain you must become either a god or else a corpse. Consider other men’s troubles and that will comfort you.
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Anand Thakur
Fortune is no real thing. But men who cannot bear what comes to them In Nature’s way, give their own characters The name of Fortune.
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Anand Thakur
Why should he who is scared be careful?
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Anand Thakur
The character of a man is known from his conversations.
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Anand Thakur
There is no such cozy combination as man and wife.
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Anand Thakur
Being mortal, never pray for an untroubled life. Rather, ask the God to give you an enduring heart.
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Anand Thakur
Whom the gods love dies young.
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Death God Love Young
There are many wild beasts on land and in the sea, but the beastliest of all is woman.
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Anand Thakur
Nothing has happened to you unless you make much of it.
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Reaction Yourself
I call a fig a fig, a spade a spade.
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Anand Thakur
It must be that evil communications corrupt good dispositions.
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Anand Thakur
He who labors diligently need never despair.
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Anand Thakur
We live, not as we wish to, but as we can.
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Anand Thakur
All men have one refuge, a good friend, with whom you can weep and know that he does not smile.
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Known Man Refuge Smile

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