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.

Mankind is a dream of a shadow.
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Anand Thakur
Point thy tongue on the anvil of truth.
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Anand Thakur
Man’s pleasure is a short time growing And it falls to the ground As quickly.
PINDAR

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.
PINDAR

Anand Thakur
Law, the king of all mortals and immortals.
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Anand Thakur
He is gifted with genius who knoweth much by natural inspiration.
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Anand Thakur
To be envied is a nobler fate than to be pitied.
PINDAR

Fate Jealous Noble Pity
May God grant me love for that which has splendor; but in this time of my life let me strive for attainable things.
PINDAR

Anand Thakur
Forge thy tongue on an anvil of truth and what flies up, though it be but a spark, will have light.
PINDAR

Anand Thakur
To our own sorrows serious heed we give, But for another?s we soon cease to grieve.
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Anand Thakur
When men succeed, even their neighbors think them wise.
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Anand Thakur
The forehead of every work must shine from afar.
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Anand Thakur
A good deed hidden in silence dies.
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Anand Thakur
Envy bestrides praise.
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Anand Thakur
Many a time the thing left silent makes for happiness.
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Anand Thakur
The days that are still to come are the wisest witnesses.
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Anand Thakur

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