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A prince should be slow to punish, and quick to reward.

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There is no such thing as pure pleasure; some anxiety always goes with it.
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Anxiety Pleasure Pure
Love will enter cloaked in friendship’s name.
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Cloak Enter Friendship Love Name One Liner
Often the prickly thorn produces tender roses.
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Inspirational Rose Tender Thorn
We believe slowly when belief brings pain.
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Belief Believe Pain Slow
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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Creature God Love Planet Venus Young
Either do not attempt at all or go through with it.
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Attempt Hustle Motivational
Poetry comes fine-spun from a mind at peace.
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Mind Peace Poetry
First appearance deceives many.
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Appearance Business Deceive
Eurydice, dying now a second time, uttered no complaint against her husband. What was there to complain of, but that she had been loved?
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Complain Husband Love
If any person wish to be idle, let them fall in love.
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Fall In Love Idle Person
The lamp burns bright when wick and oil are clean.
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Bright Burn Clean Lamp Wicked
Sometimes tears carry the same weight as words.
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Poetry Tears Weight Words Writing
Death is less bitter punishment than death’s delay.
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Death Deep Delay Punishment
It’s right to learn, even from the enemy.
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Enemy Learn One Liner
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.
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Approve Desire Direction Follow Force Reason Strange Wrong
Anything cracked will shatter at a touch.
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Crack One Liner Shatter Touch Weakness

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