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The man who masters his own soul will forever be called conqueror of conquerors.
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Anand Thakur
A mouse never entrusts his life to only one hole.
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Life Mouse Oneself Trust
Let us celebrate the occasion with wine and sweet words.
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Celebration Sweet Wine Word
A well-balanced mind is the best remedy against affliction.
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Balance Mindset Remedy
The gods give that man some profit to whom they are propitious.
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Anand Thakur
There are occasions when it is undoubtedly better to incur loss than to make gain.
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Doubt Gain Loss Occasion
Fortitude is a great help in distress.
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Anand Thakur
I regard that man as lost, who has lost his sense of shame.
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Lost Man Regard Shame
I’ve seen many men avoid the region of good advice before they were really near it.
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Anand Thakur
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
Feast to-day makes fast to-morrow.
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Anand Thakur
To a well deserving person God will show favor. To an ill deserving person He will simply be just.
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Anand Thakur
Courage is to take hard knocks like a man when occasion calls.
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Call Courage Hard Knock Occasion
A mouse does not rely on just one hole.
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Anand Thakur
That which you know, know not; and that which you see, see not.
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Known See Yourself
How often the highest talent lurks in obscurity.
PLAUTUS

Anand Thakur

Know this, that troubles come swifter than the things we desire.

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