Life is a lie, and Love a cheat.

There is no such thing as unfortunate genius; if a man or woman is fit for work, God appoints the field.
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Appoint Field Genius God Man Unfortunate Work
Life is a lie, and Love a cheat.
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Cheat Emotion Game Lie Life Lying Play
There is a graveyard in my poor heart – dark, heaped-up graves, from which no flowers spring.
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Flower Grave Graveyard Grief Headed Heart Poor Spring
Good women are rarely clever and clever women are rarely good.
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Clever Combination Good Rarely Woman

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