I am the poet of the poor, because I was poor when I loved; since I could not give gifts, I gave words.
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It’s a kindness that the mind can go where it wishes.
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Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour.
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And besides, we lovers fear everything.
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He who can believe himself well, will be well.
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There is more refreshment and stimulation in a nap, even of the briefest, than in all the alcohol ever distilled.
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In our leisure we reveal what kind of people we are.
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By yielding you may obtain victory.
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What we have been, or now are, we shall not be tomorrow.
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All things change; nothing perishes.
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If you want to be loved, be lovable.
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Every lover is a soldier.
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The cause is hidden. The effect is visible to all.
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Love will enter cloaked in friendship’s name.
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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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There are a thousand forms of evil; there will be a thousand remedies.
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