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For lawless joys a bitter ending waits.

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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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Affection Gift Greatness Heaven Reality Small
Rich man and poor move side by side toward the limit of death.
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Anand Thakur
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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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
Success for the striven washes away the effort of striving.
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The test of any man lies in action.
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Every noble deed dieth, if suppressed in silence.
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Noble Silence
In all things rest is sweet; there is sure feit even in honey, even in Aphrodites lovely flowers.
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Anand Thakur
The forehead of every work must shine from afar.
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Anand Thakur
For lawless joys a bitter ending waits.
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Anand Thakur
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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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
To our own sorrows serious heed we give, But for another?s we soon cease to grieve.
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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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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
When men succeed, even their neighbors think them wise.
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For lawless joys a bitter ending waits.

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