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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Blemishes are hid by night and every fault forgiven; darkness makes any woman fair.
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Fair peace becomes men; ferocious anger belongs to beasts.
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Even as a cow she was lovely.
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We are ever striving after what is forbidden, and coveting what is denied us.
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We believe slowly when belief brings pain.
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He loved a lifeless thing and he was utterly and hopelessly wretched.
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Endure and persist; this pain will turn to good by and by.
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A man is sorry to be honest for nothing.
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God himself helps those who dare.
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The sharp thorn often produces delicate roses.
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There is more refreshment and stimulation in a nap, even of the briefest, than in all the alcohol ever distilled.
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Little things please little minds.
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Courage conquers all things: it even gives strength to the body.
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Neither can the wave that has passed by be recalled, nor the hour which has passed return again.
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Sometimes tears carry the same weight as words.
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