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Death is less bitter punishment than death’s delay.

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The bold adventurer succeeds the best.
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Adventure Inspirational
Wine gives courage and makes men more apt for passion.
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Courage Men Passion Wine
The sharp thorn often produces delicate roses.
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Deep Delicate Inspirational Produce Rose Sharp
Every lover is a soldier.
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Lover One Liner Soldier
I am dragged along by a strange new force. Desire and reason are pulling in different directions. I see the right way and approve it, but follow the wrong.
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Approve Desire Direction Follow Force Reason Strange Wrong
The lamp burns bright when wick and oil are clean.
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Bright Burn Clean Lamp Wicked
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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Gift Love Poet Poor Words
Happy are those who dare courageously to defend what they love.
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Courage Happiness Love
I flee who chases me and chase who flees me.
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Chase Curiosity
The spirited horse, which will try to win the race of its own accord, will run even faster if encouraged.
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Encouragement Horse Motivational Race Spirit Try Win
Let others praise ancient times; I am glad I was born in these.
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Ancient Born Praise Time
Enhance and intensify one’s vision of that synthesis of truth and beauty which is the highest and deepest reality.
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Beauty Enhance Reality Truth Vision
Tears at times have the weight of speech.
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Speech Tears Time Weight
He who has lived in obscurity has lived well.
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Live Onscurity
Often the prickly thorn produces tender roses.
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Inspirational Rose Tender Thorn
It’s right to learn, even from the enemy.
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Enemy Learn One Liner

Death is less bitter punishment than death’s delay.

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