Marriage, if one will face the truth, is an evil, but a necessary evil.
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Anand Thakur
Marriage, if one will face the truth, is an evil, but a necessary evil.
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How sweet is life, can we but choose with whom to live it: to live for oneself is no life.
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No just person ever became quickly rich.
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A man that runs away may fight again.
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It is as easy to draw back a stone thrown with force from the hand, as to recall a word once spoken.
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All men have one refuge, a good friend, with whom you can weep and know that he does not smile.
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Nothing is more useful than silence.
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Rest assured, for every piece of business the most businesslike thing is to choose the right moment.
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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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There are many wild beasts on land and in the sea, but the beastliest of all is woman.
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We live, not as we wish to, but as we can.
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Art is man’s refuge from adversity.
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By associating with wise people you will become wise yourself.
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The character of a man is known from his conversations.
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Whom the gods love dies young.
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It is not white hair that engenders wisdom.
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