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To be envied is a nobler fate than to be pitied.

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If one but tell a thing well, it moves on with undying voice, and over the fruitful earth and across the sea goes the bright gleam of noble deeds ever unquenchable.
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Death Earth Move Sea Voice
Water is the best of all things.
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Anand Thakur
Mankind is a dream of a shadow.
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Anand Thakur
Every gift which is given, even though is be small, is in reality great, if it is given with affection.
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Affection Gift Greatness Heaven Reality Small
Even now I am full of hope, but the end lies in God.
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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.
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Anand Thakur
To each thing belongs it’s measure. Occasion is best to know.
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If any man thinks to swindle God, he is wrong.
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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
For lawless joys a bitter ending waits.
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Anand Thakur
Envy, the attendant of the empty mind.
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Anand Thakur
War is sweet for those who haven’t experienced it.
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Anand Thakur
A good deed hidden in silence dies.
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Anand Thakur
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
Great deeds give choice of many tales. Choose a slight tale, enrich it large, and then let wise men listen.
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Anand Thakur
Law, the king of all mortals and immortals.
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Anand Thakur
The present will not long endure.
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Anand Thakur
Unsung, the noblest deed will die.
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Anand Thakur
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
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.
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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
Learn what you are and be such.
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The forehead of every work must shine from afar.
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Even success softens not the heart of the envious.
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The test of any man lies in action.
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One race there is of men, one of gods, but from one mother we both draw our breath.
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Humble in a humble state and great in greatness, I will work out the divinity that is busy within my mind.
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To be envied is a nobler fate than to be pitied.

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