Men do not value a good deed unless it brings a reward.
OVIDWhat is it that love does to a woman? Without she only sleeps; with it alone, she lives.
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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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Chance is always powerful. Let your hook be always cast; in the pool where you least expect it, there will be a fish.
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Tears at times have the weight of speech.
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Hurry to your goal together. That is full bliss when man and woman lie equally conquered.
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Wine gives courage and makes men more apt for passion.
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The bold adventurer succeeds the best.
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Blemishes are hid by night and every fault forgiven; darkness makes any woman fair.
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Either do not attempt at all or go through with it.
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If you want to be loved, be lovable.
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All love is vanquished by a succeeding love.
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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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Medicine sometimes snatches away health, sometimes gives it.
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Love is a thing that is full of cares and fears.
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Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all.
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God himself helps those who dare.
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First thing every morning before you arise say out loud, ‘I believe,’ three times.
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Love is a kind of warfare.
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Let others praise ancient times; I am glad I was born in these.
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My vengeance is my guilt.
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You will go most safely by the middle way.
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He loved a lifeless thing and he was utterly and hopelessly wretched.
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Poetry comes fine-spun from a mind at peace.
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Nothing is stronger than habit.
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In the make-up of human beings, intelligence counts for more than our hands, and that is our true strength.
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In our leisure we reveal what kind of people we are.
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At times it is folly to hasten at other times, to delay. The wise do everything in its proper time.
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