I am the poet of the poor, because I was poor when I loved; since I could not give gifts, I gave words.
OVIDWe are ever striving after what is forbidden, and coveting what is denied us.
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Dignity and love do not blend well, nor do they continue long together.
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The sharp thorn often produces delicate roses.
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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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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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Beauty is a fragile gift.
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Medicine sometimes snatches away health, sometimes gives it.
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Death is less bitter punishment than death’s delay.
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And besides, we lovers fear everything.
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I attempt an arduous task; but there is no worth in that which is not a difficult achievement.
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It’s right to learn, even from the enemy.
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Happy are those who dare courageously to defend what they love.
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Nothing is stronger than habit.
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We believe slowly when belief brings pain.
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Blemishes are hid by night and every fault forgiven; darkness makes any woman fair.
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