Wrapt up in error is the human mind, And human bliss is ever insecure; Know we what fortune yet remains behind? Know we how long the present shall endure?
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Anand Thakur
Wrapt up in error is the human mind, And human bliss is ever insecure; Know we what fortune yet remains behind? Know we how long the present shall endure?
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Every noble deed dieth, if suppressed in silence.
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I will be small in small things, great among great.
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For lawless joys a bitter ending waits.
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Even genius is tied to profit.
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Every gift which is given, even though is be small, is in reality great, if it is given with affection.
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To our own sorrows serious heed we give, But for another?s we soon cease to grieve.
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A thing said walks in immortality if it has been said well.
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Man’s pleasure is a short time growing And it falls to the ground As quickly.
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Though God alone never tastes woe, Yet that man is happy, and poets sing of him, Who conquers with hand or swift foot And wins the greatest of prizes By steadfastness and strength.
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Often silence is the wisest thing for a man to heed.
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With our mortal minds we should seek from the gods that which becomes us.
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Skills vary with the man. We must tread a straight path and strive by that which is born in us.
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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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Many a time the thing left silent makes for happiness.
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Success abides longer among men when it is planted by the hand of God.
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