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.

Neither can the wave that has passed by be recalled, nor the hour which has passed return again.
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First appearance deceives many.
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We are ever striving after what is forbidden, and coveting what is denied us.
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Deny Forbidden Strive
All things change; nothing perishes.
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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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You will go most safely by the middle way.
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The man who has experienced shipwreck shudders even at a calm sea.
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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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Believe Convenient God
Little things please little minds.
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Dignity and love do not blend well, nor do they continue long together.
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Often the prickly thorn produces tender roses.
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It is the poor man who’ll ever count his flock.
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Sometimes tears carry the same weight as words.
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I am a shipwrecked man who fears every sea.
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Everyone’s a millionaire where promises are concerned.
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Every lover is a soldier.
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