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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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Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all.
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My vengeance is my guilt.
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Neither can the wave that has passed by be recalled, nor the hour which has passed return again.
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In the make-up of human beings, intelligence counts for more than our hands, and that is our true strength.
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Sometimes tears carry the same weight as words.
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What is it that love does to a woman? Without she only sleeps; with it alone, she lives.
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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
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
There is more refreshment and stimulation in a nap, even of the briefest, than in all the alcohol ever distilled.
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The bold adventurer succeeds the best.
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Adventure Inspirational
The lamp burns bright when wick and oil are clean.
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Death is less bitter punishment than death’s delay.
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Death Deep Delay Punishment
Endure and persist; this pain will turn to good by and by.
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Happy are those who dare courageously to defend what they love.
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The cause is hidden. The effect is visible to all.
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Even as a cow she was lovely.
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Cow Lovely

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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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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