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
Forge thy tongue on an anvil of truth and what flies up, though it be but a spark, will have light.
PINDARWrapt 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?
PINDARO my soul, do not aspire to immortal life, but exhaust the limits of the possible.
PINDARWords have a longer life than deeds.
PINDARThough 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.
PINDARWar is sweet for those who haven’t experienced it.
PINDAROf the good things given between man and man, I say that a neighbor, true and loving in heart, to neighbor is a joy beyond all things else.
PINDAREven wisdom has to yield to self-interest.
PINDARSuccess for the striven washes away the effort of striving.
PINDARMankind is a dream of a shadow.
PINDARTime is the best preserver of righteous men.
PINDARConvention is the ruler of all.
PINDARA graceful and honorable old age is the childhood of immortality.
PINDARThe days that are still to come are the wisest witnesses.
PINDAREnvy bestrides praise.
PINDARTo each thing belongs it’s measure. Occasion is best to know.
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