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There is a certain pleasure in weeping.

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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
I attempt an arduous task; but there is no worth in that which is not a difficult achievement.
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Achievement Attempt Difficult Task Worth
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
Everyone’s a millionaire where promises are concerned.
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Concern Millionaire Promise
It is convenient that there be gods, and, as it is convenient, let us believe there are.
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Believe Convenient God
We believe slowly when belief brings pain.
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Belief Believe Pain Slow
Blemishes are hid by night and every fault forgiven; darkness makes any woman fair.
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Darkness Fair Fault Forgiveness Night Woman
It’s a kindness that the mind can go where it wishes.
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Freedom Inspirational Kindness Mind
Our native land charms us with inexpressible sweetness, and never, never allows us to forget that we belong to it.
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Charm Country Forget
Endure and persist; this pain will turn to good by and by.
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Endurance Goodness Pain Persistance
The cause is hidden. The effect is visible to all.
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Cause Effect Hide Visible
My vengeance is my guilt.
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Guilt One Liner Vengeance
There is no such thing as pure pleasure; some anxiety always goes with it.
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Anxiety Pleasure Pure
In the make-up of human beings, intelligence counts for more than our hands, and that is our true strength.
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Count Hands Human Being Intelligence Strength
Love and dignity cannot share the same abode.
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Dignity Love Share
And besides, we lovers fear everything.
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Fear Lover One Liner
First appearance deceives many.
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Appearance Business Deceive
The burden which is well borne becomes light.
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Burden Light
All love is vanquished by a succeeding love.
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Love Vanish
Courage conquers all things: it even gives strength to the body.
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Body Conquer Courage Motivational Strength
The bold adventurer succeeds the best.
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Adventure Inspirational
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
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
Happy are those who dare courageously to defend what they love.
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Courage Happiness Love
Dignity and love do not blend well, nor do they continue long together.
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Blend Dignity Love Togetherness
A man is sorry to be honest for nothing.
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Honest Man Sorry
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

There is a certain pleasure in weeping.

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