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The burden which is well borne becomes light.

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Men do not value a good deed unless it brings a reward.
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Deed Human Nature Reward Value
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
What is harder than rock, or softer than water? Yet soft water hollows out hard rock. Persevere.
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Hard Hollow Motivational Persevere Rock Soft Water
Our native land charms us with inexpressible sweetness, and never, never allows us to forget that we belong to it.
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Charm Country Forget
Courage conquers all things: it even gives strength to the body.
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Body Conquer Courage Motivational Strength
We are ever striving after what is forbidden, and coveting what is denied us.
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Deny Forbidden Strive
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
Love is a thing that is full of cares and fears.
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Care Fear Love
Everyone’s a millionaire where promises are concerned.
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Concern Millionaire Promise
Take rest; a field that has rested gives a beautiful crop.
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Beautiful Crop Field Healing Rest
Let others praise ancient times; I am glad I was born in these.
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Ancient Born Praise Time
There is more refreshment and stimulation in a nap, even of the briefest, than in all the alcohol ever distilled.
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Alcohol Nap Refresh Stimulation
He loved a lifeless thing and he was utterly and hopelessly wretched.
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Hopeless Life Love Wretch
If any person wish to be idle, let them fall in love.
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Fall In Love Idle Person
What we have been, or now are, we shall not be tomorrow.
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Change Tomorrow
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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Complain Husband Love

The burden which is well borne becomes light.

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