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Greatly he failed, but he had greatly dared.
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Dare Encouragement Failure Greatness Inspirational One Liner
At times it is folly to hasten at other times, to delay. The wise do everything in its proper time.
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Delay Inspirational Time Wise
It is the poor man who’ll ever count his flock.
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Count Man Poor
He who has lived in obscurity has lived well.
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Live Onscurity
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
In our leisure we reveal what kind of people we are.
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Character Leisure People Reveal
Whether they give or refuse, it delights women just the same to have been asked.
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Delight Refuse Same Women
Love is a thing that is full of cares and fears.
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Care Fear Love
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
The burden which is well borne becomes light.
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Burden Light
I grabbed a pile of dust, and holding it up, foolishly asked for as many birthdays as the grains of dust, I forgot to ask that they be years of youth.
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Birthday Dust Grains Youth
My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope.
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Hope Realized
Medicine sometimes snatches away health, sometimes gives it.
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Health Medicine Pain Snatch
Time is generally the best doctor.
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Doctor One Liner Time
You will go most safely by the middle way.
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Business Safe Work
Death is less bitter punishment than death’s delay.
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Death Deep Delay Punishment

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