People are slow to claim confidence in undertakings of magnitude.
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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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In our play we reveal what kind of people we are.
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We believe slowly when belief brings pain.
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Tears at times have the weight of speech.
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Every lover is a soldier.
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Eurydice, dying now a second time, uttered no complaint against her husband. What was there to complain of, but that she had been loved?
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A prince should be slow to punish, and quick to reward.
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Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.
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Often the prickly thorn produces tender roses.
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What is harder than rock, or softer than water? Yet soft water hollows out hard rock. Persevere.
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And besides, we lovers fear everything.
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Beauty is a fragile gift.
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Time the devourer of all things.
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Give way to your opponent; thus will you gain the crown of victory.
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Either do not attempt at all or go through with it.
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