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It is the poor man who’ll ever count his flock.
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Count Man Poor
All love is vanquished by a succeeding love.
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Love Vanish
Sometimes tears carry the same weight as words.
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Poetry Tears Weight Words Writing
Venus is kind to creatures as young as we; We know not what we do, and while we’re young We have the right to live and love like gods.
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Creature God Love Planet Venus Young
The bold adventurer succeeds the best.
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Adventure Inspirational
The lamp burns bright when wick and oil are clean.
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Bright Burn Clean Lamp Wicked
Poetry comes fine-spun from a mind at peace.
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Mind Peace Poetry
Greatly he failed, but he had greatly dared.
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Dare Encouragement Failure Greatness Inspirational One Liner
Blemishes are hid by night and every fault forgiven; darkness makes any woman fair.
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Darkness Fair Fault Forgiveness Night Woman
Fair peace becomes men; ferocious anger belongs to beasts.
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Anger Beast Fair Peace
We believe slowly when belief brings pain.
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Belief Believe Pain Slow
If you want to be loved, be lovable.
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Love One Liner Positive Want
The man who has experienced shipwreck shudders even at a calm sea.
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Calm Experience Man Sea
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
A new idea is delicate. It can be killed by a sneer or a yawn; it can be stabbed to death by a quip and worried to death by a frown on the right man’s brow.
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Death Delicate Ideas Kill Man Sneer Yawn
He who has lived in obscurity has lived well.
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Live Onscurity

Make the workmanship surpass the materials.

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