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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?

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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
One race there is of men, one of gods, but from one mother we both draw our breath.
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Anand Thakur
It is God that accomplishes all term to hopes, God, who overtakes the flying eagle, outpasses the dolphin in the sea; who bends under his strength the man with thoughts too high.
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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
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
Words have a longer life than deeds.
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Anand Thakur
Great deeds give choice of many tales. Choose a slight tale, enrich it large, and then let wise men listen.
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Success abides longer among men when it is planted by the hand of God.
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Anand Thakur
Law, the king of all mortals and immortals.
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Anand Thakur
There are many roads to happiness, if the gods assent.
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God Happiness Road
In all things rest is sweet; there is sure feit even in honey, even in Aphrodites lovely flowers.
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Anand Thakur
Even wisdom has to yield to self-interest.
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To be envied is a nobler fate than to be pitied.
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Fate Jealous Noble Pity
Water is best, but gold shines like fire blazing in the night, supreme of lordly wealth.
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Anand Thakur
Water is the best of all things.
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Anand Thakur

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?

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