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Even as a cow she was lovely.
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Cow Lovely
By yielding you may obtain victory.
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One Liner Victory Yield
Men do not value a good deed unless it brings a reward.
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Deed Human Nature Reward Value
Love is a kind of warfare.
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Kind Love One Liner Warfare
I am a shipwrecked man who fears every sea.
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Fear Man Sea
A prince should be slow to punish, and quick to reward.
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Prince Punishment Quick Reward
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
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
We believe slowly when belief brings pain.
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Belief Believe Pain Slow
Let others praise ancient times; I am glad I was born in these.
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Ancient Born Praise Time
People are slow to claim confidence in undertakings of magnitude.
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Claim Confidence Magnitude People
Venus is kind to creatures as young as we; We know not what we do, and while we’re young We have the right to live and love like gods.
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Creature God Love Planet Venus Young
What we have been, or now are, we shall not be tomorrow.
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Change Tomorrow
The lamp burns bright when wick and oil are clean.
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Bright Burn Clean Lamp Wicked
What is harder than rock, or softer than water? Yet soft water hollows out hard rock. Persevere.
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Hard Hollow Motivational Persevere Rock Soft Water
He who has lived in obscurity has lived well.
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Live Onscurity

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