Dignity and love do not blend well, nor do they continue long together.

The burden which is well borne becomes light.
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Burden Light
I can live neither with you, nor without you.
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Break Up I Miss You
The man who has experienced shipwreck shudders even at a calm sea.
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Calm Experience Man Sea
And besides, we lovers fear everything.
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Fear Lover One Liner
Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.
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Hard Time Healing Overcome Pain Patience
Fair peace becomes men; ferocious anger belongs to beasts.
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Anger Beast Fair Peace
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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Gift Love Poet Poor Words
We need to accept the strangeness of things as they are.
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Acceptance Strange
We believe slowly when belief brings pain.
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Belief Believe Pain Slow
Venus is kind to creatures as young as we; We know not what we do, and while we’re young We have the right to live and love like gods.
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Creature God Love Planet Venus Young
There are a thousand forms of evil; there will be a thousand remedies.
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Evil Inspirational Remedy
A man is sorry to be honest for nothing.
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Honest Man Sorry
Wine gives courage and makes men more apt for passion.
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Courage Men Passion Wine
The cause is hidden. The effect is visible to all.
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Cause Effect Hide Visible
Love will enter cloaked in friendship’s name.
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Cloak Enter Friendship Love Name One Liner
Men do not value a good deed unless it brings a reward.
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Deed Human Nature Reward Value

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