The sharp thorn often produces delicate roses.
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Anything cracked will shatter at a touch.
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There is more refreshment and stimulation in a nap, even of the briefest, than in all the alcohol ever distilled.
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Sometimes tears carry the same weight as words.
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Endure and persist; this pain will turn to good by and by.
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It is convenient that there be gods, and, as it is convenient, let us believe there are.
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Little things please little minds.
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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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By yielding you may obtain victory.
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There is no such thing as pure pleasure; some anxiety always goes with it.
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Habits change into character.
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It’s a kindness that the mind can go where it wishes.
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The spirited horse, which will try to win the race of its own accord, will run even faster if encouraged.
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Poetry comes fine-spun from a mind at peace.
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I flee who chases me and chase who flees me.
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If any person wish to be idle, let them fall in love.
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