Dignity and love do not blend well, nor do they continue long together.
OVIDEurydice, 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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Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.
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God himself helps those who dare.
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The sharp thorn often produces delicate roses.
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A man is sorry to be honest for nothing.
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I flee who chases me and chase who flees me.
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All love is vanquished by a succeeding love.
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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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Death is less bitter punishment than death’s delay.
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Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour.
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There is no such thing as pure pleasure; some anxiety always goes with it.
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Make the workmanship surpass the materials.
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If you want to be loved, be lovable.
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Time is generally the best doctor.
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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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There are a thousand forms of evil; there will be a thousand remedies.
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There is a certain pleasure in weeping.
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Blemishes are hid by night and every fault forgiven; darkness makes any woman fair.
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Poetry comes fine-spun from a mind at peace.
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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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Nothing is stronger than habit.
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I am a shipwrecked man who fears every sea.
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Little things please little minds.
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Wine gives courage and makes men more apt for passion.
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The spirited horse, which will try to win the race of its own accord, will run even faster if encouraged.
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The man who has experienced shipwreck shudders even at a calm sea.
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