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People are slow to claim confidence in undertakings of magnitude.

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A prince should be slow to punish, and quick to reward.
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Prince Punishment Quick Reward
Poetry comes fine-spun from a mind at peace.
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Mind Peace Poetry
The man who has experienced shipwreck shudders even at a calm sea.
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Calm Experience Man Sea
It is the poor man who’ll ever count his flock.
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Count Man Poor
Little things please little minds.
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Little Mind One Liner
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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Birthday Dust Grains Youth
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 am dragged along by a strange new force. Desire and reason are pulling in different directions. I see the right way and approve it, but follow the wrong.
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Approve Desire Direction Follow Force Reason Strange Wrong
There is a certain pleasure in weeping.
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Cry One Liner Pain Please Pleasure Weep
A man is sorry to be honest for nothing.
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Honest Man Sorry
Give way to your opponent; thus will you gain the crown of victory.
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Crown Gain Opponent Victory
I am a shipwrecked man who fears every sea.
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Fear Man Sea
Fortune and love favor the brave.
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Brave Favor Fortune Inspirational Love One Liner
We are ever striving after what is forbidden, and coveting what is denied us.
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Deny Forbidden Strive
Blemishes are hid by night and every fault forgiven; darkness makes any woman fair.
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Darkness Fair Fault Forgiveness Night Woman
Courage conquers all things: it even gives strength to the body.
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Body Conquer Courage Motivational Strength

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