The race of gods and men is one, and from one mother we both draw our breath. Yet all the difference in our power holds us apart, so that man is nothing, but the brazen floor of heaven is eternally unshakable.

Every noble deed dieth, if suppressed in silence.
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Noble Silence
When men succeed, even their neighbors think them wise.
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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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He is gifted with genius who knoweth much by natural inspiration.
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To be envied is a nobler fate than to be pitied.
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Fate Jealous Noble Pity
Men are the dreams of a shadow.
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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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The days that are still to come are the wisest witnesses.
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Envy bestrides praise.
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Water is the best of all things.
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The present will not long endure.
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Many a time the thing left silent makes for happiness.
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Skills vary with the man. We must tread a straight path and strive by that which is born in us.
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Water is best, but gold shines like fire blazing in the night, supreme of lordly wealth.
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A graceful and honorable old age is the childhood of immortality.
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Even now I am full of hope, but the end lies in God.
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Anand Thakur

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