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Our native land charms us with inexpressible sweetness, and never, never allows us to forget that we belong to it.

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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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Gift Love Poet Poor Words
It’s right to learn, even from the enemy.
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Enemy Learn One Liner
Greatly he failed, but he had greatly dared.
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Dare Encouragement Failure Greatness Inspirational One Liner
Nothing is stronger than habit.
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Habit One Liner Strong
Death is less bitter punishment than death’s delay.
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Death Deep Delay Punishment
At times it is folly to hasten at other times, to delay. The wise do everything in its proper time.
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Delay Inspirational Time Wise
I flee who chases me and chase who flees me.
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Chase Curiosity
Poetry comes fine-spun from a mind at peace.
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Mind Peace Poetry
The lamp burns bright when wick and oil are clean.
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Bright Burn Clean Lamp Wicked
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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Birthday Dust Grains Youth
Dignity and love do not blend well, nor do they continue long together.
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Blend Dignity Love Togetherness
Love and dignity cannot share the same abode.
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Dignity Love Share
What is harder than rock, or softer than water? Yet soft water hollows out hard rock. Persevere.
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Hard Hollow Motivational Persevere Rock Soft Water
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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Always Cast Chance Expectation Fish Powerful
Make the workmanship surpass the materials.
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Material Surpass Work
Fair peace becomes men; ferocious anger belongs to beasts.
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Anger Beast Fair Peace

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