May God grant me love for that which has splendor; but in this time of my life let me strive for attainable things.
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Anand Thakur
May God grant me love for that which has splendor; but in this time of my life let me strive for attainable things.
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Man’s pleasure is a short time growing And it falls to the ground As quickly.
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One race there is of men, one of gods, but from one mother we both draw our breath.
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Envy, the attendant of the empty mind.
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Every noble deed dieth, if suppressed in silence.
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O my soul, do not aspire to immortal life, but exhaust the limits of the possible.
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The noblest of the elements is water.
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Whatever is beautiful is beautiful by necessity.
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There is a mortal breed most full of futility. In contempt of what is at hand, they strain into the future, hunting impossibilities on the wings of ineffectual hopes.
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Law, the king of all mortals and immortals.
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Even wisdom has to yield to self-interest.
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Finding that the middle condition of life is by far the happiest, I look with little favor upon that of princes.
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Great deeds give choice of many tales. Choose a slight tale, enrich it large, and then let wise men listen.
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The days that are still to come are the wisest witnesses.
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The forehead of every work must shine from afar.
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Words have a longer life than deeds.
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