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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
Endure and persist; this pain will turn to good by and by.
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Endurance Goodness Pain Persistance
He who can believe himself well, will be well.
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Believe Himself Inspirational
What is it that love does to a woman? Without she only sleeps; with it alone, she lives.
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Live Love She Sleep Woman
All things change; nothing perishes.
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Change One Liner Perish
Let others praise ancient times; I am glad I was born in these.
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Ancient Born Praise Time
There is a certain pleasure in weeping.
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Cry One Liner Pain Please Pleasure Weep
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 is the poor man who’ll ever count his flock.
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Count Man Poor
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
The bold adventurer succeeds the best.
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Adventure Inspirational
Even as a cow she was lovely.
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Cow Lovely
Fair peace becomes men; ferocious anger belongs to beasts.
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Anger Beast Fair Peace
Nothing is stronger than habit.
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Habit One Liner Strong
Either do not attempt at all or go through with it.
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Attempt Hustle Motivational
First appearance deceives many.
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Appearance Business Deceive
Little things please little minds.
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Little Mind One Liner
Not knowing what he sees, he adores the sight; That false face fools and fuels his delight.
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Adore Delight Fools Fuel See
Time is generally the best doctor.
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Doctor One Liner Time
Medicine sometimes snatches away health, sometimes gives it.
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Health Medicine Pain Snatch
The lamp burns bright when wick and oil are clean.
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Bright Burn Clean Lamp Wicked
Love is a kind of warfare.
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Kind Love One Liner Warfare
Wine gives courage and makes men more apt for passion.
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Courage Men Passion Wine
Often the prickly thorn produces tender roses.
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Inspirational Rose Tender Thorn
Make the workmanship surpass the materials.
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Material Surpass Work
I flee who chases me and chase who flees me.
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Chase Curiosity
Eurydice, 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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Complain Husband Love

Anything cracked will shatter at a touch.

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