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We believe slowly when belief brings pain.
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Belief Believe Pain Slow
Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.
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Force Hollow Inspirational Persistence Stone Water
I flee who chases me and chase who flees me.
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Chase Curiosity
A man is sorry to be honest for nothing.
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Honest Man Sorry
A prince should be slow to punish, and quick to reward.
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Prince Punishment Quick Reward
Fair peace becomes men; ferocious anger belongs to beasts.
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Anger Beast Fair Peace
Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.
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Hard Time Healing Overcome Pain Patience
If any person wish to be idle, let them fall in love.
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Fall In Love Idle Person
What we have been, or now are, we shall not be tomorrow.
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Change Tomorrow
A new idea is delicate. It can be killed by a sneer or a yawn; it can be stabbed to death by a quip and worried to death by a frown on the right man’s brow.
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Death Delicate Ideas Kill Man Sneer Yawn
Death is less bitter punishment than death’s delay.
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Death Deep Delay Punishment
Blemishes are hid by night and every fault forgiven; darkness makes any woman fair.
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Darkness Fair Fault Forgiveness Night Woman
Chance is always powerful. Let your hook be always cast; in the pool where you least expect it, there will be a fish.
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Always Cast Chance Expectation Fish Powerful
It’s right to learn, even from the enemy.
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Enemy Learn One Liner
Love is a kind of warfare.
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Kind Love One Liner Warfare
He loved a lifeless thing and he was utterly and hopelessly wretched.
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Hopeless Life Love Wretch

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