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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Sometimes tears carry the same weight as words.
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It’s right to learn, even from the enemy.
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I am a shipwrecked man who fears every sea.
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Time the devourer of all things.
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Fortune and love favor the brave.
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We are ever striving after what is forbidden, and coveting what is denied us.
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A prince should be slow to punish, and quick to reward.
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All love is vanquished by a succeeding love.
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Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour.
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Hurry to your goal together. That is full bliss when man and woman lie equally conquered.
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Not knowing what he sees, he adores the sight; That false face fools and fuels his delight.
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You will go most safely by the middle way.
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In our play we reveal what kind of people we are.
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Bear and endure: This sorrow will one day prove to be for your good.
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Tears at times have the weight of speech.
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