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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Love is the force that leaves you colorless.
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We believe slowly when belief brings pain.
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Give way to your opponent; thus will you gain the crown of victory.
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The lamp burns bright when wick and oil are clean.
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It is convenient that there be gods, and, as it is convenient, let us believe there are.
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All things change; nothing perishes.
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Time is generally the best doctor.
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The burden which is well borne becomes light.
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If you want to be loved, be lovable.
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Men do not value a good deed unless it brings a reward.
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My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope.
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We are ever striving after what is forbidden, and coveting what is denied us.
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Medicine sometimes snatches away health, sometimes gives it.
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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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He who can believe himself well, will be well.
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