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Wise to resolve, and patient to perform.

Homer

Come then, put away your sword in its sheath, and let us two go up into my bed so that, lying together in the bed of love, we may then have faith and trust in each other.
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Bed Each Other Faith Love Sword Togetherness Trust
No man or woman born, coward or brave, can shun his destiny.
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Born Brave Coward Destiny Inspirational Man Woman
The stars never lie, but the astrologers lie about the stars.
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Astrology Lie Stars
Many shining actions owe their success to chance, though the general or statesman receive the applause.
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Action Applause Chance General Receive Shine Success
Young men’s minds are always changeable, but when an old man is concerned in a matter, he looks both before and after.
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Change Concern Look Man Men Mind Old Young
Urge him with truth to frame his fair replies And sure he will for Wisdom never lies.
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Frame Lie Sure Truth Urge Wisdom
A guest never forgets the host who has treated him kindly.
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Forget Guest Host Kind Treatment
Everything is more beautiful because we’re doomed. You will never be lovelier than you are now. We will never be here again.
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Beautiful Choas Love
The charity that is a trifle to us can be precious to others.
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Charity Precious
Even his griefs are a joy long after to one that remembers all that he wrought and endured.
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Endurance Grief Joy Remember
The proud heart feels not terror nor turns to run and it is his own courage that kills him.
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Courage Feeling Heart Kill Proud Run Terror
I detest that man, who hides one thing in the depths of his heart, and speaks forth another.
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Depth Heart Hide Man Speak
Hateful to me as the gates of Hades is that man who hides one thing in his heart and speaks another.
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Gate Hate Heart Hide Man Speak
Men grow tired of sleep, love, singing and dancing, sooner than war.
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Dance Growth Love Men Sing Sleep Tired War
There is nothing more admirable than when two people who see eye to eye keep house as man and wife, confounding their enemies and delighting their friends.
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Admire Confound Enemy Eyes Friendship Man People Wife
Sleep, delicious and profound, the very counterfeit of death.
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Death Delicious Profound Sleep

Wise to resolve, and patient to perform.

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