Things we not hope for often come to pass than things we wish.

It is wretched business to be digging a well just as thirst is mastering you.
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Courage easily finds its own eloquence.
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The gods give that man some profit to whom they are propitious.
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I had much rather be adorned by beauty of character than by jewels. Jewels are the gift of fortune, character comes from within.
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Women have many faults, but the worst of them all is that they are too pleased with themselves and take too little pains to please the men.
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It is not fair to treat as serious that which is only said in joke.
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Love has both its gall and honey in abundance: it has sweetness to the taste, but it presents bitterness also to satiety.
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Drink, live like the Greeks, eat, gorge.
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Fortitude is a great help in distress.
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Fire is next akin to smoke.
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It is sheer folly to take unwilling hounds to the chase.
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You love a nothing when you love an ingrate.
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The gods play games with men as balls.
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If you are wise, be wise; keep what goods the gods provide you.
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It is easy to rule over the good.
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Easy Goodness Rule
It is only when we have lost them that we fully appreciate our blessings.
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