What is harder than rock, or softer than water? Yet soft water hollows out hard rock. Persevere.

Love is a thing that is full of cares and fears.
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Care Fear Love
Even as a cow she was lovely.
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Cow Lovely
God himself helps those who dare.
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In our leisure we reveal what kind of people we are.
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Character Leisure People Reveal
Poetry comes fine-spun from a mind at peace.
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Mind Peace Poetry
We believe slowly when belief brings pain.
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Belief Believe Pain Slow
There are a thousand forms of evil; there will be a thousand remedies.
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Evil Inspirational Remedy
Love will enter cloaked in friendship’s name.
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Cloak Enter Friendship Love Name One Liner
The cause is hidden. The effect is visible to all.
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Cause Effect Hide Visible
Fair peace becomes men; ferocious anger belongs to beasts.
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Anger Beast Fair Peace
A new idea is delicate. It can be killed by a sneer or a yawn; it can be stabbed to death by a quip and worried to death by a frown on the right man’s brow.
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Death Delicate Ideas Kill Man Sneer Yawn
The burden which is well borne becomes light.
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Burden Light
Whether they give or refuse, it delights women just the same to have been asked.
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Delight Refuse Same Women
Tears at times have the weight of speech.
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Speech Tears Time Weight
Let others praise ancient times; I am glad I was born in these.
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Ancient Born Praise Time
Men do not value a good deed unless it brings a reward.
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Deed Human Nature Reward Value

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