There is no such thing as pure pleasure; some anxiety always goes with it.
OVIDWe are ever striving after what is forbidden, and coveting what is denied us.
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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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A prince should be slow to punish, and quick to reward.
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Happy are those who dare courageously to defend what they love.
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Medicine sometimes snatches away health, sometimes gives it.
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My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope.
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It’s a kindness that the mind can go where it wishes.
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Give way to your opponent; thus will you gain the crown of victory.
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God himself helps those who dare.
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Love is a thing that is full of cares and fears.
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My vengeance is my guilt.
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Often the prickly thorn produces tender roses.
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Hurry to your goal together. That is full bliss when man and woman lie equally conquered.
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Time the devourer of all things.
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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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What we have been, or now are, we shall not be tomorrow.
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