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.

Whatever is beautiful is beautiful by necessity.
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Anand Thakur
Time is the best preserver of righteous men.
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There are many roads to happiness, if the gods assent.
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Envy bestrides praise.
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Anand Thakur
Time is the turning over of days, works change for better or worse.
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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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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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Anand Thakur
In all things rest is sweet; there is sure feit even in honey, even in Aphrodites lovely flowers.
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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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Point thy tongue on the anvil of truth.
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He is gifted with genius who knoweth much by natural inspiration.
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Water is best, but gold shines like fire blazing in the night, supreme of lordly wealth.
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Often silence is the wisest thing for a man to heed.
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Even wisdom has to yield to self-interest.
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Men are the dreams of a shadow.
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I will be small in small things, great among great.
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