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Poetry comes fine-spun from a mind at peace.

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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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Alcohol Nap Refresh Stimulation
Sometimes tears carry the same weight as words.
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Poetry Tears Weight Words Writing
Death is less bitter punishment than death’s delay.
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Death Deep Delay Punishment
We are ever striving after what is forbidden, and coveting what is denied us.
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Deny Forbidden Strive
The burden which is well borne becomes light.
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Burden Light
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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Broke Chain Happiness Hurt Let Ho Man Mind Worry
Greatly he failed, but he had greatly dared.
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Dare Encouragement Failure Greatness Inspirational One Liner
There are a thousand forms of evil; there will be a thousand remedies.
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Evil Inspirational Remedy
First thing every morning before you arise say out loud, ‘I believe,’ three times.
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Arise Believe Morning Positive
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
Love and dignity cannot share the same abode.
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Dignity Love Share
Medicine sometimes snatches away health, sometimes gives it.
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Health Medicine Pain Snatch
Blemishes are hid by night and every fault forgiven; darkness makes any woman fair.
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Darkness Fair Fault Forgiveness Night Woman
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
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
Hurry to your goal together. That is full bliss when man and woman lie equally conquered.
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Bliss Conquer Equality Goals Hurry Togetherness Woman

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