The noblest of the elements is water.
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Anand Thakur
The noblest of the elements is water.
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Men are the dreams of a shadow.
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We are things of a day. What are we? What are we not? The shadow of a dream is man, no more.
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Envy bestrides praise.
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The days that are still to come are the wisest witnesses.
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Man’s pleasure is a short time growing And it falls to the ground As quickly.
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It is God that accomplishes all term to hopes, God, who overtakes the flying eagle, outpasses the dolphin in the sea; who bends under his strength the man with thoughts too high.
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Time is the turning over of days, works change for better or worse.
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Success for the striven washes away the effort of striving.
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My 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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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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When men succeed, even their neighbors think them wise.
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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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Unsung, the noblest deed will die.
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Even success softens not the heart of the envious.
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I will not steep my speech in lies; the test of any man lies in action.
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