We need to accept the strangeness of things as they are.
OVIDWhat is harder than rock, or softer than water? Yet soft water hollows out hard rock. Persevere.
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Either do not attempt at all or go through with it.
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The man who has experienced shipwreck shudders even at a calm sea.
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Whether they give or refuse, it delights women just the same to have been asked.
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All love is vanquished by a succeeding love.
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And besides, we lovers fear everything.
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At times it is folly to hasten at other times, to delay. The wise do everything in its proper time.
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I attempt an arduous task; but there is no worth in that which is not a difficult achievement.
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Love is the force that leaves you colorless.
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There is more refreshment and stimulation in a nap, even of the briefest, than in all the alcohol ever distilled.
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A new idea is delicate. It can be killed by a sneer or a yawn; it can be stabbed to death by a quip and worried to death by a frown on the right man’s brow.
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Wine gives courage and makes men more apt for passion.
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There is a certain pleasure in weeping.
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Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.
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Anything cracked will shatter at a touch.
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Nothing is stronger than habit.
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