We are ever striving after what is forbidden, and coveting what is denied us.
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Give way to your opponent; thus will you gain the crown of victory.
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The sharp thorn often produces delicate roses.
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God himself helps those who dare.
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It’s a kindness that the mind can go where it wishes.
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Death is less bitter punishment than death’s delay.
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The bold adventurer succeeds the best.
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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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Love is a kind of warfare.
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The burden which is well borne becomes light.
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My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope.
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Sometimes tears carry the same weight as words.
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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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We believe slowly when belief brings pain.
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In our leisure we reveal what kind of people we are.
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Time is generally the best doctor.
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