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Every man, however wise, needs the advice of some sagacious friend in the affairs of life.

Plautus

A well-balanced mind is the best remedy against affliction.
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Balance Mindset Remedy
Worthy things happen to the worthy.
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Deserve Worth
We are pouring our words into a sieve, and lose our labor.
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Labour Lose Word
In misfortune if you cultivate a cheerful disposition you will reap the advantage of it.
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Anand Thakur
The man who would be fully employed should procure a ship or a woman, for no two things produce more trouble.
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Anand Thakur
He gains wisdom in a happy way, who gains it by another’s experience.
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Anand Thakur
It is best to know the worst at once.
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Best Oneself Worst
Every man, however wise, needs the advice of some sagacious friend in the affairs of life.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
A woman without paint is like food without salt.
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Paint Salt Woman
Not by age but by capacity is wisdom acquired.
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Age Capacity Wisdom
I much prefer a compliment, even if insincere, to sincere criticism.
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Compliment Criticism Insincere Preference
Where there are sheep, the wolves are never very far away.
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Animal Away Wolf
Never speak ill of an absent friend.
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Anand Thakur
Man proposes, God disposes.
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God Man Propose
When you fly from temptation, don’t leave a forwarding address. Where there’s smoke there’s fire.
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Anand Thakur
If anything is spoken in jest, it is not fair to turn it to earnest.
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Anand Thakur
It is wretched business to be digging a well just as thirst is mastering you.
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Business Master Yourself
That which you know, know not; and that which you see, see not.
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Known See Yourself
One eye witness is better than ten hear sayers.
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Anand Thakur
No one can be so welcome a guest that he will not become an annoyance when he has stayed three continuous days in a friend’s house.
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Annoy Friendship Guest Himself Home Welcome
Do you never look at yourself when you abuse another person?
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Anand Thakur
The day, water, sun, moon, night – I do not have to purchase these things with money.
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Anand Thakur
It is much easier to begin than to end.
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Anand Thakur
He whom the gods love dies young, while he is in health, has his senses and his judgments sound.
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Anand Thakur
It is the nature of the unfortunate to be spiteful, and to envy those who are well to do.
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Anand Thakur
He who seeks for gain, must be at some expense.
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Anand Thakur
You drown him by your talk.
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Anand Thakur

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