We are ever striving after what is forbidden, and coveting what is denied us.

The sharp thorn often produces delicate roses.
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Deep Delicate Inspirational Produce Rose Sharp
Everyone’s a millionaire where promises are concerned.
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Concern Millionaire Promise
The lamp burns bright when wick and oil are clean.
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Bright Burn Clean Lamp Wicked
If any person wish to be idle, let them fall in love.
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Fall In Love Idle Person
It’s right to learn, even from the enemy.
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Enemy Learn One Liner
Wine gives courage and makes men more apt for passion.
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Courage Men Passion Wine
Sometimes tears carry the same weight as words.
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Poetry Tears Weight Words Writing
In our play we reveal what kind of people we are.
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Character People Play Reveal
The spirited horse, which will try to win the race of its own accord, will run even faster if encouraged.
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Encouragement Horse Motivational Race Spirit Try Win
We believe slowly when belief brings pain.
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Belief Believe Pain Slow
Make the workmanship surpass the materials.
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Material Surpass Work
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.
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Birthday Dust Grains Youth
I am a shipwrecked man who fears every sea.
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Fear Man Sea
Medicine sometimes snatches away health, sometimes gives it.
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Health Medicine Pain Snatch
What we have been, or now are, we shall not be tomorrow.
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Change Tomorrow
Fair peace becomes men; ferocious anger belongs to beasts.
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Anger Beast Fair Peace

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