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It is wisdom to think upon anything before we execute it.

Plautus

How often we see the greatest genius buried in obscurity!
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Bury Genius Greatness Often
Woman is certainly the daughter of Delay personified!
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Anand Thakur
The Bell never rings of itself; unless some one handles or moves it it is dumb.
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Dumb Handle Move Ring
I much prefer a compliment, even if insincere, to sincere criticism.
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Compliment Criticism Insincere Preference
I esteem death a trifle, if not caused by guilt.
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Death Esteem Guilt Reason
Courage is what preserves our liberty, safety, life, and our homes and parents, our country and children. Courage comprises all things.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
Wine is a cunning wrestler.
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Anand Thakur
Feast today makes fast tomorrow.
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Fast Feast Future
It is wretched business to be digging a well just as thirst is mastering you.
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Business Master Yourself
A well-balanced mind is the best remedy against affliction.
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Balance Mindset Remedy
Courage in danger is half the battle.
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Anand Thakur
No guest is so welcome in a friend’s house that he will not become a nuisance after three days.
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Day Friendship Guest Welcome
Practice yourself what you preach.
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Practice Preach Yourself
If anything is spoken in jest, it is not fair to turn it to earnest.
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Anand Thakur
If you have overcome your inclination and not been overcome by it, you have reason to rejoice.
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Anand Thakur
It is not without a purpose when a rich man greets a poor one with kindness.
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Greet. Poor Kindness Man Oneself Purpose Rich
To waste one’s breath; to pump into a sieve.
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Breathe Sieve Wasted Time
He who falls in love meets a worse fate than he who leaps from a rock.
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Fall In Love Fate Rock Worst
Nothing is more wretched than the mind of a man conscious of guilt.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur
Arrogance is the outgrowth of prosperity.
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Anand Thakur
If you speak insults you will hear them also.
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Insult Talk Willing Yourself
It is a great plague to be too handsome a man.
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Anand Thakur
In everything the middle course is the best; everything in excess brings trouble.
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Anand Thakur
It is best to know the worst at once.
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Best Oneself Worst
Let deeds correspond with words.
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Action Match One Liner Word
Know this, that troubles come swifter than the things we desire.
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Desire Fast Known Trouble
That wife is an enemy to her husband who is given in marriage against her will.
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Anand Thakur

It is wisdom to think upon anything before we execute it.

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