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To waste one’s breath; to pump into a sieve.

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I count him lost, who is lost to shame.
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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
Not by age but by capacity is wisdom acquired.
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Age Capacity Wisdom
The day, water, sun, moon, night – I do not have to purchase these things with money.
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Anand Thakur
To make any gain some outlay is necessary.
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Anand Thakur
If you do anything well, gratitude is lighter than a feather; if you give offense in anything, people’s wrath is as heavy as lead.
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Anand Thakur
Disgrace is immortal, and living even when one thinks it dead.
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Anand Thakur
Every man, however wise, needs the advice of some sagacious friend in the affairs of life.
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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 rushes headlong into love will fare worse than if he had cast himself from a precipice.
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Anand Thakur
Let deeds match words.
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Action One Liner Word
It is not fair to treat as serious that which is only said in joke.
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Anand Thakur
Man proposes, God disposes.
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God Man Propose
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
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
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
There are games in which it is better to lose than win.
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Anand Thakur
Courage easily finds its own eloquence.
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Anand Thakur
You have eaten a meal dangerously seasoned.
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Anand Thakur
It is best to know the worst at once.
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Best Oneself Worst
Love has both its gall and honey in abundance: it has sweetness to the taste, but it presents bitterness also to satiety.
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Anand Thakur
I seek the utmost pleasure and the least pain.
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Anand Thakur
One eye witness is better than ten hear sayers.
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Anand Thakur
Feast to-day makes fast to-morrow.
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Anand Thakur
It is wisdom to think upon anything before we execute it.
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Anand Thakur
Things we not hope for often come to pass than things we wish.
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Anand Thakur
If you speak insults you will hear them also.
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Insult Talk Willing Yourself

To waste one’s breath; to pump into a sieve.

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