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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Poetry comes fine-spun from a mind at peace.
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Fair peace becomes men; ferocious anger belongs to beasts.
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The sharp thorn often produces delicate roses.
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Take rest; a field that has rested gives a beautiful crop.
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Nothing is stronger than habit.
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Tears at times have the weight of speech.
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In our leisure we reveal what kind of people we are.
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The bold adventurer succeeds the best.
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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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People are slow to claim confidence in undertakings of magnitude.
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Habits change into character.
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There is no such thing as pure pleasure; some anxiety always goes with it.
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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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Fortune and love favor the brave.
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Dignity and love do not blend well, nor do they continue long together.
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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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Men do not value a good deed unless it brings a reward.
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Beauty is a fragile gift.
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The cause is hidden. The effect is visible to all.
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We believe slowly when belief brings pain.
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Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour.
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Death is less bitter punishment than death’s delay.
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Either do not attempt at all or go through with it.
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It is convenient that there be gods, and, as it is convenient, let us believe there are.
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A prince should be slow to punish, and quick to reward.
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Sometimes tears carry the same weight as words.
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