I am dragged along by a strange new force. Desire and reason are pulling in different directions. I see the right way and approve it, but follow the wrong.
OVIDThe bold adventurer succeeds the best.
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Happy are those who dare courageously to defend what they love.
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I am the poet of the poor, because I was poor when I loved; since I could not give gifts, I gave words.
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Love will enter cloaked in friendship’s name.
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My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope.
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I can live neither with you, nor without you.
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I grabbed a pile of dust, and holding it up, foolishly asked for as many birthdays as the grains of dust, I forgot to ask that they be years of youth.
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Beauty is a fragile gift.
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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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The sharp thorn often produces delicate roses.
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Our native land charms us with inexpressible sweetness, and never, never allows us to forget that we belong to it.
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Love is the force that leaves you colorless.
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Greatly he failed, but he had greatly dared.
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It is the poor man who’ll ever count his flock.
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Courage conquers all things: it even gives strength to the body.
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Venus is kind to creatures as young as we; We know not what we do, and while we’re young We have the right to live and love like gods.
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