Men do not value a good deed unless it brings a reward.
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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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Love is a kind of warfare.
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Often the prickly thorn produces tender roses.
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A prince should be slow to punish, and quick to reward.
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The burden which is well borne becomes light.
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Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour.
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Anything cracked will shatter at a touch.
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Our native land charms us with inexpressible sweetness, and never, never allows us to forget that we belong to it.
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Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.
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Every lover is a soldier.
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Bear and endure: This sorrow will one day prove to be for your good.
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Tears at times have the weight of speech.
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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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I am a shipwrecked man who fears every sea.
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It’s a kindness that the mind can go where it wishes.
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