Whether they give or refuse, it delights women just the same to have been asked.

Poetry comes fine-spun from a mind at peace.
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Mind Peace Poetry
Time is generally the best doctor.
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Doctor One Liner Time
Make the workmanship surpass the materials.
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Material Surpass Work
Men do not value a good deed unless it brings a reward.
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Deed Human Nature Reward Value
If you want to be loved, be lovable.
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Love One Liner Positive Want
Love will enter cloaked in friendship’s name.
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Cloak Enter Friendship Love Name One Liner
All things change; nothing perishes.
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Change One Liner Perish
Often the prickly thorn produces tender roses.
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Inspirational Rose Tender Thorn
What is it that love does to a woman? Without she only sleeps; with it alone, she lives.
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Live Love She Sleep Woman
Let others praise ancient times; I am glad I was born in these.
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Ancient Born Praise Time
At times it is folly to hasten at other times, to delay. The wise do everything in its proper time.
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Delay Inspirational Time Wise
In our play we reveal what kind of people we are.
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Character People Play Reveal
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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Gift Love Poet Poor Words
I can live neither with you, nor without you.
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Break Up I Miss You
People are slow to claim confidence in undertakings of magnitude.
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Claim Confidence Magnitude People
I attempt an arduous task; but there is no worth in that which is not a difficult achievement.
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Achievement Attempt Difficult Task Worth

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