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Virtue’s guard is labor; ease, her sleep.

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Then amongst flowers and springs, Making delightful sport, Sat lovers without conflict, without flame
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Delight Flame Flower
True love cannot be found where it does not exist, nor can it be denied where it does.
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Love True
Fortune rarely accompanies anyone to the door.
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Fortune Rare Togetherness
A fool is he that comes to preach or prate, When men with swords their right and wrong debate.
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Debate Fools Preach Right Wrong
Love is when he gives you a piece of your soul, that you never knew was missing.
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Known Love Missing Pieces Soul
Lost is the time that you don’t spend for love.
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Lost Love Time Yourself
A friend giveth sympathy in trouble.
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Friendship Sympathy Trouble
For when last need to desperation driveth, Who dareth most he wiseth counsel giveth.
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Counseling Need Wisdom
The day of fortune is like a harvest day, We must be busy when the corn is ripe.
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Corn Day Fortune Harvest
He, full of bashfulness and truth, loved much, hoped little, and desired naught.
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Desire Himself Hope Love Truth
Any time not spent on love is wasted.
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Love Time Wasted Time
It is the fortunate who should extol fortune.
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Fortune One Liner
None merits the name of Creator but God and the poet.
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God Name Poet
They make their fortune who are stout and wise, Wit rules the heavens, discretion guides the skies.
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Fortune Guide Heaven Sky Wisdom
Grave was the man in years, in looks, in word, his locks were grey, yet was his courage green.
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Courage Grave Man Word
Perhaps if only once you did enjoy The thousandth part of all the happiness A heart beloved enjoys, returning love, Repentant, you would surely sighing say, “All time is truly lost and gone Which is not spent in serving love.”
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Enjoyment Happiness Love Service Time

Virtue’s guard is labor; ease, her sleep.

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