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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It’s a kindness that the mind can go where it wishes.
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I flee who chases me and chase who flees me.
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Bear and endure: This sorrow will one day prove to be for your good.
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If any person wish to be idle, let them fall in love.
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The bold adventurer succeeds the best.
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Blemishes are hid by night and every fault forgiven; darkness makes any woman fair.
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Dignity and love do not blend well, nor do they continue long together.
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Often the prickly thorn produces tender roses.
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Anything cracked will shatter at a touch.
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Love is the force that leaves you colorless.
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We are ever striving after what is forbidden, and coveting what is denied us.
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Love and dignity cannot share the same abode.
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Time the devourer of all things.
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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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Make the workmanship surpass the materials.
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