Habits change into character.
OVIDWhat is it that love does to a woman? Without she only sleeps; with it alone, she lives.
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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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There is more refreshment and stimulation in a nap, even of the briefest, than in all the alcohol ever distilled.
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We need to accept the strangeness of things as they are.
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Whether they give or refuse, it delights women just the same to have been asked.
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Either do not attempt at all or go through with it.
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The cause is hidden. The effect is visible to all.
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There is no such thing as pure pleasure; some anxiety always goes with it.
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All things change; nothing perishes.
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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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Love and dignity cannot share the same abode.
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It is convenient that there be gods, and, as it is convenient, let us believe there are.
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It’s a kindness that the mind can go where it wishes.
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Bear and endure: This sorrow will one day prove to be for your good.
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We are ever striving after what is forbidden, and coveting what is denied us.
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Not knowing what he sees, he adores the sight; That false face fools and fuels his delight.
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