We are ever striving after what is forbidden, and coveting what is denied us.
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Hurry to your goal together. That is full bliss when man and woman lie equally conquered.
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Wine gives courage and makes men more apt for passion.
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Whether they give or refuse, it delights women just the same to have been asked.
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I flee who chases me and chase who flees me.
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In the make-up of human beings, intelligence counts for more than our hands, and that is our true strength.
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Nothing is stronger than habit.
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The lamp burns bright when wick and oil are clean.
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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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I attempt an arduous task; but there is no worth in that which is not a difficult achievement.
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And besides, we lovers fear everything.
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Tears at times have the weight of speech.
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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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Fair peace becomes men; ferocious anger belongs to beasts.
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Fortune and love favor the brave.
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Time the devourer of all things.
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