Wrapt up in error is the human mind, And human bliss is ever insecure; Know we what fortune yet remains behind? Know we how long the present shall endure?

My 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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Anand Thakur
A thing said walks in immortality if it has been said well.
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Anand Thakur
Success for the striven washes away the effort of striving.
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Even now I am full of hope, but the end lies in God.
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A good deed hidden in silence dies.
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Men are the dreams of a shadow.
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Even success softens not the heart of the envious.
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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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Anand Thakur
If any man thinks to swindle God, he is wrong.
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Not every truth is the better for showing its face undisguised; and often silence is the wisest thing for a man to heed.
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Anand Thakur
I will not steep my speech in lies; the test of any man lies in action.
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Action Lying Man Myself Speech
Unsung, the noblest deed will die.
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Anand Thakur
Often silence is the wisest thing for a man to heed.
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We are things of a day. What are we? What are we not? The shadow of a dream is man, no more.
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Day Dreams Man Shadow
Even wisdom has to yield to self-interest.
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A graceful and honorable old age is the childhood of immortality.
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