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?

The noblest of the elements is water.
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Anand Thakur
For lawless joys a bitter ending waits.
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To our own sorrows serious heed we give, But for another?s we soon cease to grieve.
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Anand Thakur
With our mortal minds we should seek from the gods that which becomes us.
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Anand Thakur
To be envied is a nobler fate than to be pitied.
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Fate Jealous Noble Pity
Success abides longer among men when it is planted by the hand of God.
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He is gifted with genius who knoweth much by natural inspiration.
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Anand Thakur
Often silence is the wisest thing for a man to heed.
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Anand Thakur
Sweet is war to those who know it not.
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Great deeds give choice of many tales. Choose a slight tale, enrich it large, and then let wise men listen.
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Point thy tongue on the anvil of truth.
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In all things rest is sweet; there is sure feit even in honey, even in Aphrodites lovely flowers.
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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
Men are the dreams of a shadow.
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Anand Thakur
The test of any man lies in action.
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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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