Often the prickly thorn produces tender roses.
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In our leisure we reveal what kind of people we are.
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Take rest; a field that has rested gives a beautiful crop.
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First thing every morning before you arise say out loud, ‘I believe,’ three times.
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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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Wine gives courage and makes men more apt for passion.
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In the make-up of human beings, intelligence counts for more than our hands, and that is our true strength.
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Medicine sometimes snatches away health, sometimes gives it.
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He who can believe himself well, will be well.
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Anything cracked will shatter at a touch.
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If you want to be loved, be lovable.
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The lamp burns bright when wick and oil are clean.
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Blemishes are hid by night and every fault forgiven; darkness makes any woman fair.
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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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Fortune and love favor the brave.
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A prince should be slow to punish, and quick to reward.
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