He who rushes headlong into love will fare worse than if he had cast himself from a precipice.

You love a nothing when you love an ingrate.
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Love Yourself
In misfortune if you cultivate a cheerful disposition you will reap the advantage of it.
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Anand Thakur
Never speak ill of an absent friend.
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Anand Thakur
Courage easily finds its own eloquence.
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Anand Thakur
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.
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Anand Thakur
You will stir up the hornets.
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Anand Thakur
I had much rather be adorned by beauty of character than by jewels. Jewels are the gift of fortune, character comes from within.
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Character Fortune Jewel Myself
Conquered, we conquer.
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Conquer One Liner
Unexpected results are the rule rather than the exception.
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Exception Expectation Result Rule
He gains wisdom in a happy way, who gains it by another’s experience.
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Anand Thakur
If you say hard things you must expect to hear them in return.
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Anand Thakur
And so it happens oft in many instances; more good is done without our knowledge than by us intended.
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Anand Thakur
Courage in danger is half the battle.
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The poor man who enters into a partnership with one who is rich makes a risky venture.
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Feast to-day makes fast to-morrow.
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Anand Thakur
If you want to do something, do it!
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