Kālidāsa
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“Yesterday is but a dream,
Tomorrow is only a vision.
But today well lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness, and every tomorrow a vision of hope.”
― Kālidāsa
wish hope
“Ah, my wishes become hopes.”
― Kālidāsa
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“A good man never lets grief get the upper hand. The mountains are calm even in a tempest.”
― Kālidāsa
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“The mind of age is like a lamp Whose oil is running thin; One moment it is shining bright, Then darkness closes in.”
― Kālidāsa
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“May kingship benefit the land,
And wisdom grow in scholars’ band;
May Shiva see my faith on earth
And make me free of all rebirth.”
― Kālidāsa
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“Misfortune finds the weak spot.”
― Kālidāsa
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“It is just such women, selfish, sweet, false, that entice fools.”
― Kālidāsa
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"Please subdue the anguish of your soul. Nobody is destined only to happiness or to pain. The wheel of life takes one up and down by turn."
― Kālidāsa