Not knowing what he sees, he adores the sight; That false face fools and fuels his delight.
OVIDIf you want to be loved, be lovable.
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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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The burden which is well borne becomes light.
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Nothing is stronger than habit.
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A prince should be slow to punish, and quick to reward.
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The lamp burns bright when wick and oil are clean.
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The cause is hidden. The effect is visible to all.
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We need to accept the strangeness of things as they are.
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Enhance and intensify one’s vision of that synthesis of truth and beauty which is the highest and deepest reality.
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It’s right to learn, even from the enemy.
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At times it is folly to hasten at other times, to delay. The wise do everything in its proper time.
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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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In our leisure we reveal what kind of people we are.
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Courage conquers all things: it even gives strength to the body.
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Either do not attempt at all or go through with it.
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Love is a kind of warfare.
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