I grabbed a pile of dust, and holding it up, foolishly asked for as many birthdays as the grains of dust, I forgot to ask that they be years of youth.
OVIDAll love is vanquished by a succeeding love.
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What we have been, or now are, we shall not be tomorrow.
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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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Happy are those who dare courageously to defend what they love.
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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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Beauty is a fragile gift.
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Hurry to your goal together. That is full bliss when man and woman lie equally conquered.
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Courage conquers all things: it even gives strength to the body.
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Let others praise ancient times; I am glad I was born in these.
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The burden which is well borne becomes light.
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If you want to be loved, be lovable.
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Love is the force that leaves you colorless.
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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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What is it that love does to a woman? Without she only sleeps; with it alone, she lives.
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I can live neither with you, nor without you.
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There are a thousand forms of evil; there will be a thousand remedies.
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