We are ever striving after what is forbidden, and coveting what is denied us.
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Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.
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Our native land charms us with inexpressible sweetness, and never, never allows us to forget that we belong to it.
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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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Beauty is a fragile gift.
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I am dragged along by a strange new force. Desire and reason are pulling in different directions. I see the right way and approve it, but follow the wrong.
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Anything cracked will shatter at a touch.
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I flee who chases me and chase who flees me.
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Hurry to your goal together. That is full bliss when man and woman lie equally conquered.
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The burden which is well borne becomes light.
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He who has lived in obscurity has lived well.
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Habits change into character.
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The sharp thorn often produces delicate roses.
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In our leisure we reveal what kind of people we are.
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There is no such thing as pure pleasure; some anxiety always goes with it.
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Fair peace becomes men; ferocious anger belongs to beasts.
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