I attempt an arduous task; but there is no worth in that which is not a difficult achievement.
OVIDWhat is it that love does to a woman? Without she only sleeps; with it alone, she lives.
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The sharp thorn often produces delicate roses.
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Wine gives courage and makes men more apt for passion.
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I am the poet of the poor, because I was poor when I loved; since I could not give gifts, I gave words.
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I flee who chases me and chase who flees me.
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People are slow to claim confidence in undertakings of magnitude.
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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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Often the prickly thorn produces tender roses.
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My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope.
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Endure and persist; this pain will turn to good by and by.
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What is harder than rock, or softer than water? Yet soft water hollows out hard rock. Persevere.
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A prince should be slow to punish, and quick to reward.
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What is it that love does to a woman? Without she only sleeps; with it alone, she lives.
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And besides, we lovers fear everything.
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Greatly he failed, but he had greatly dared.
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I am a shipwrecked man who fears every sea.
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