Wine is a cunning wrestler.

He who rushes headlong into love will fare worse than if he had cast himself from a precipice.
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Anand Thakur
Men understand the worth of blessings only when they have lost them.
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Blessing Lose Man Understand Worth Yourself
A woman without paint is like food without salt.
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Paint Salt Woman
You drown him by your talk.
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Anand Thakur
There are games in which it is better to lose than win.
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The evil that we know is best.
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Anand Thakur
Never speak ill of an absent friend.
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Anand Thakur
Things we not hope for often come to pass than things we wish.
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Anand Thakur
No man will be respected by others who is despised by his own relatives.
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Man Relative Respect
The Bell never rings of itself; unless some one handles or moves it it is dumb.
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Dumb Handle Move Ring
The gods confound the man who first found out How to distinguish hours! Confound him, too, Who in this place set up a sun-dial, To cut and hack my days so wretchedly Into small portions.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
As long as she is wise and good, a girl has sufficient dowry.
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Dowry Goodness Sufficient Wisdom
Wisdom is not attained by years, but by ability
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Anand Thakur
How often the highest talent lurks in obscurity.
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Anand Thakur
A contented mind is the best source for trouble.
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Anand Thakur
A mouse does not rely on just one hole.
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