A new idea is delicate. It can be killed by a sneer or a yawn; it can be stabbed to death by a quip and worried to death by a frown on the right man’s brow.
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The cause is hidden. The effect is visible to all.
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Love is a thing that is full of cares and fears.
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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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Enhance and intensify one’s vision of that synthesis of truth and beauty which is the highest and deepest reality.
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The bold adventurer succeeds the best.
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Anything cracked will shatter at a touch.
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Blemishes are hid by night and every fault forgiven; darkness makes any woman fair.
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Courage conquers all things: it even gives strength to the body.
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Happy are those who dare courageously to defend what they love.
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Let others praise ancient times; I am glad I was born in these.
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Wine gives courage and makes men more apt for passion.
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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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All things change; nothing perishes.
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If any person wish to be idle, let them fall in love.
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Time is generally the best doctor.
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