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
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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Art is man’s refuge from adversity.
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Nothing has happened to you unless you make much of it.
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Never ask the Gods for life set free from grief, but ask for courage that endureth long.
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Sleep is a healing balm for every ill.
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Being mortal, never pray for an untroubled life. Rather, ask the God to give you an enduring heart.
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No man alive can say, This shall not happen to me.
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Of all the wild beasts of land or sea, the wildest is woman.
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No just person ever became quickly rich.
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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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How sweet is life, can we but choose with whom to live it: to live for oneself is no life.
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Of all wild beasts on earth or in sea, the greatest is a woman.
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We live, not as we wish to, but as we can.
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Let bravery be thy choice, but not bravado.
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By associating with wise people you will become wise yourself.
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