Woman is certainly the daughter of Delay personified!

It is customary these days to ignore what should be done in favour of what pleases us.
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Anand Thakur
The evil that we know is best.
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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
Worthy things happen to the worthy.
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Deserve Worth
Remind a man of what he remembers, and you will make him forget it.
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Anand Thakur
Not by age but by capacity is wisdom acquired.
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Age Capacity Wisdom
If you are wise, be wise; keep what goods the gods provide you.
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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
The poor man who enters into a partnership with one who is rich makes a risky venture.
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Anand Thakur
When you fly from temptation, don’t leave a forwarding address. Where there’s smoke there’s fire.
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Anand Thakur
It is easy to rule over the good.
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Easy Goodness Rule
Man is no man, but a wolf.
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Animal Man Wolf
How often we see the greatest genius buried in obscurity!
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Bury Genius Greatness Often
Women have many faults, but the worst of them all is that they are too pleased with themselves and take too little pains to please the men.
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Man Mistake Please Woman Worst
Let us celebrate the occasion with wine and sweet words.
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Celebration Sweet Wine Word
You will not be a chip the richer.
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Anand Thakur

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