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The good man makes others good.

Menander

There are many wild beasts on land and in the sea, but the beastliest of all is woman.
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Anand Thakur
We live, not as we wish to, but as we can.
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Anand Thakur
It must be that evil communications corrupt good dispositions.
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Anand Thakur
A man that runs away may fight again.
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Coward Fight Man Run
By associating with wise people you will become wise yourself.
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People Willing Wisdom Yourself
It is not white hair that engenders wisdom.
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Hairs White Wisdom
Art is man’s refuge from adversity.
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Anand Thakur
Man must be prepared for every event of life, for there is nothing that is durable.
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Anand Thakur
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
How sweet is life, can we but choose with whom to live it: to live for oneself is no life.
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Anand Thakur
I call a fig a fig, a spade a spade.
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Anand Thakur
Nothing is more useful than silence.
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One Liner Silence
Do not fight against Providence; nor bring more heavy weather to the storm. Face what is already there.
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Anand Thakur
The school of hard knocks is an accelerated curriculum.
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Anand Thakur
Sleep is a healing balm for every ill.
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Anand Thakur
In many things it is not well to say, “Know thyself”; it is better to say, “Know others.”
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Better Knowledge Known
He who labors diligently need never despair for all things are accomplished by diligence and labor.
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Anand Thakur
Chance is a kind of god, for it preserves many things which we do not observe.
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Chance God Kind Observation Preserve
The truth sometimes not sought for comes forth to the light.
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Anand Thakur
Never ask the Gods for life set free from grief, but ask for courage that endureth long.
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Courage Endurance God Life
There is no such cozy combination as man and wife.
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Anand Thakur
The workman still is greater than his work.
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Anand Thakur
Of all the wild beasts of land or sea, the wildest is woman.
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Anand Thakur
Why should he who is scared be careful?
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Anand Thakur
Rest assured, for every piece of business the most businesslike thing is to choose the right moment.
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Anand Thakur
No just person ever became quickly rich.
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Person Quick Rich
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

The good man makes others good.

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