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The man who has experienced shipwreck shudders even at a calm sea.

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Neither can the wave that has passed by be recalled, nor the hour which has passed return again.
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Return Time Waves
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
Beauty is a fragile gift.
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Beauty Fragile Gift One Liner
Endure and persist; this pain will turn to good by and by.
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Endurance Goodness Pain Persistance
Medicine sometimes snatches away health, sometimes gives it.
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Health Medicine Pain Snatch
There is more refreshment and stimulation in a nap, even of the briefest, than in all the alcohol ever distilled.
OVID

Alcohol Nap Refresh Stimulation
Whether they give or refuse, it delights women just the same to have been asked.
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Delight Refuse Same Women
In the make-up of human beings, intelligence counts for more than our hands, and that is our true strength.
OVID

Count Hands Human Being Intelligence Strength
We believe slowly when belief brings pain.
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Belief Believe Pain Slow
Poetry comes fine-spun from a mind at peace.
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Mind Peace Poetry
Often the prickly thorn produces tender roses.
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Inspirational Rose Tender Thorn
It is the poor man who’ll ever count his flock.
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Count Man Poor
What is harder than rock, or softer than water? Yet soft water hollows out hard rock. Persevere.
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Hard Hollow Motivational Persevere Rock Soft Water
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
Not knowing what he sees, he adores the sight; That false face fools and fuels his delight.
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Adore Delight Fools Fuel See
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

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