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Whether they give or refuse, it delights women just the same to have been asked.
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Delight Refuse Same Women
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
We are ever striving after what is forbidden, and coveting what is denied us.
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Deny Forbidden Strive
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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Death Delicate Ideas Kill Man Sneer Yawn
All love is vanquished by a succeeding love.
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Love Vanish
Fair peace becomes men; ferocious anger belongs to beasts.
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Anger Beast Fair Peace
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
In our leisure we reveal what kind of people we are.
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Character Leisure People Reveal
Time is generally the best doctor.
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Doctor One Liner Time
There is a certain pleasure in weeping.
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Cry One Liner Pain Please Pleasure Weep
Medicine sometimes snatches away health, sometimes gives it.
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Health Medicine Pain Snatch
It’s a kindness that the mind can go where it wishes.
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Freedom Inspirational Kindness Mind
A prince should be slow to punish, and quick to reward.
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Prince Punishment Quick Reward
People are slow to claim confidence in undertakings of magnitude.
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Claim Confidence Magnitude People
Courage conquers all things: it even gives strength to the body.
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Body Conquer Courage Motivational Strength
We believe slowly when belief brings pain.
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Belief Believe Pain Slow

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