I will not steep my speech in lies; the test of any man lies in action.

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
Even genius is tied to profit.
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Anand Thakur
If any man thinks to swindle God, he is wrong.
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There are many roads to happiness, if the gods assent.
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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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Anand Thakur
The test of any man lies in action.
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Anand Thakur
Convention is the ruler of all.
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To bear lightly the neck’s yoke brings strength; but kicking against the goads is the way of failure.
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I will be small in small things, great among great.
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The present will not long endure.
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Anand Thakur
Water is best, but gold shines like fire blazing in the night, supreme of lordly wealth.
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Anand Thakur
Time is the best preserver of righteous men.
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Anand Thakur
Envy bestrides praise.
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Anand Thakur
Even success softens not the heart of the envious.
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Anand Thakur
Even wisdom has to yield to self-interest.
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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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