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To bear lightly the neck’s yoke brings strength; but kicking against the goads is the way of failure.

Pindar

To our own sorrows serious heed we give, But for another?s we soon cease to grieve.
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Anand Thakur
Convention is the ruler of all.
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Success for the striven washes away the effort of striving.
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Water is best, but gold shines like fire blazing in the night, supreme of lordly wealth.
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Anand Thakur
Natural ability is by far the best, but many men have succeeded in winning high renown by skill that is the fruit of teaching.
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Anand Thakur
A good deed hidden in silence dies.
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Anand Thakur
Forge thy tongue on an anvil of truth and what flies up, though it be but a spark, will have light.
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Anand Thakur
Humble in a humble state and great in greatness, I will work out the divinity that is busy within my mind.
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Anand Thakur
Various are the uses of friends, beyond all else in difficulty, but joy also looks for trust that is clear in the eyes.
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Anand Thakur
O my soul, do not aspire to immortal life, but exhaust the limits of the possible.
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Aspiration Immortal Limitation Myself Possible Soul
Even wisdom has to yield to self-interest.
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Anand Thakur
I will not steep my speech in lies; the test of any man lies in action.
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Action Lying Man Myself Speech
Point thy tongue on the anvil of truth.
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Anand Thakur
Whatever is beautiful is beautiful by necessity.
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Anand Thakur
If one but tell a thing well, it moves on with undying voice, and over the fruitful earth and across the sea goes the bright gleam of noble deeds ever unquenchable.
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Death Earth Move Sea Voice
Every gift which is given, even though is be small, is in reality great, if it is given with affection.
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Affection Gift Greatness Heaven Reality Small
Finding that the middle condition of life is by far the happiest, I look with little favor upon that of princes.
PINDAR

Anand Thakur
Even success softens not the heart of the envious.
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Anand Thakur
Great deeds give choice of many tales. Choose a slight tale, enrich it large, and then let wise men listen.
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Anand Thakur
The forehead of every work must shine from afar.
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Anand Thakur
The present will not long endure.
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Anand Thakur
Creatures of a day, what is any one? What is he not? Man is but a dream of a shadow. Yet when there comes as a gift of heaven a gleam of sunshine, there rest upon men a radiant light and, aye, a gentle life.
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Anand Thakur
The noblest of the elements is water.
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Anand Thakur
Every noble deed dieth, if suppressed in silence.
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Noble Silence
To each thing belongs it’s measure. Occasion is best to know.
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Anand Thakur
Time is the turning over of days, works change for better or worse.
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Anand Thakur
Time is the best preserver of righteous men.
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Anand Thakur

To bear lightly the neck’s yoke brings strength; but kicking against the goads is the way of failure.

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