There is no such thing as pure pleasure; some anxiety always goes with it.
OVIDGreatly he failed, but he had greatly dared.
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Time the devourer of all things.
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Poetry comes fine-spun from a mind at peace.
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Every lover is a soldier.
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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.
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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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In our leisure we reveal what kind of people we are.
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It’s right to learn, even from the enemy.
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All things change; nothing perishes.
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It’s a kindness that the mind can go where it wishes.
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The sharp thorn often produces delicate roses.
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Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.
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Often the prickly thorn produces tender roses.
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My vengeance is my guilt.
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Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.
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The cause is hidden. The effect is visible to all.
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By yielding you may obtain victory.
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He who can believe himself well, will be well.
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The bold adventurer succeeds the best.
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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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I am a shipwrecked man who fears every sea.
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Wine gives courage and makes men more apt for passion.
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It is the poor man who’ll ever count his flock.
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Tears at times have the weight of speech.
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People are slow to claim confidence in undertakings of magnitude.
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Blemishes are hid by night and every fault forgiven; darkness makes any woman fair.
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Love is the force that leaves you colorless.
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