Never ask the Gods for life set free from grief, but ask for courage that endureth long.

There is but one genuine love potion – consideration.
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Love Oneself Potion
The character of a man is known from his conversations.
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Anand Thakur
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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Anand Thakur
The truth sometimes not sought for comes forth to the light.
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Anand Thakur
There are many wild beasts on land and in the sea, but the beastliest of all is woman.
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Of all wild beasts on earth or in sea, the greatest is a woman.
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I call a fig a fig, a spade a spade.
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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
Rest assured, for every piece of business the most businesslike thing is to choose the right moment.
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Anand Thakur
Nothing is more useful than silence.
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One Liner Silence
No man alive can say, This shall not happen to me.
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Anand Thakur
It must be that evil communications corrupt good dispositions.
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Art is man’s refuge from adversity.
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There is no such cozy combination as man and wife.
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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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Courage Endurance God Life
By associating with wise people you will become wise yourself.
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People Willing Wisdom Yourself

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