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.
OVIDGreatly he failed, but he had greatly dared.
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The spirited horse, which will try to win the race of its own accord, will run even faster if encouraged.
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It’s a kindness that the mind can go where it wishes.
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Love will enter cloaked in friendship’s name.
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It’s right to learn, even from the enemy.
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Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.
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We are ever striving after what is forbidden, and coveting what is denied us.
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I can live neither with you, nor without you.
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It is the poor man who’ll ever count his flock.
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You will go most safely by the middle way.
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Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all.
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Happy are those who dare courageously to defend what they love.
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My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope.
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The man who has experienced shipwreck shudders even at a calm sea.
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What is harder than rock, or softer than water? Yet soft water hollows out hard rock. Persevere.
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If you want to be loved, be lovable.
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