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They make their fortune who are stout and wise, Wit rules the heavens, discretion guides the skies.

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None merits the name of Creator but God and the poet.
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God Name Poet
True love cannot be found where it does not exist, nor can it be denied where it does.
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Love True
It is the fortunate who should extol fortune.
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Fortune One Liner
For when last need to desperation driveth, Who dareth most he wiseth counsel giveth.
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Counseling Need Wisdom
Not for no cold did freeze, Nor any cloud beguile Th’eternal flowering spring
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Cold Flower Forever
O happy, golden age! Not for that rivers ran With streams of milk, and honey dropped from trees.
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Happiness Milk Stream Tree
Virtue’s guard is labor; ease, her sleep.
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Guard Herself Sleep Virtue
As shaking terrors from his blazing hair, a sanguine comet gleams through dusky air.
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Shake Terror
He, full of bashfulness and truth, loved much, hoped little, and desired naught.
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Desire Himself Hope Love Truth
They make their fortune who are stout and wise, Wit rules the heavens, discretion guides the skies.
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Fortune Guide Heaven Sky Wisdom
A fool is he that comes to preach or prate, When men with swords their right and wrong debate.
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Debate Fools Preach Right Wrong
Women have tongues of craft, and hearts of guile, They will, they will not; fools that on them trust; For in their speech is death, hell in their smile.
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Craft Death Heart Smile Women
Lost is the time that you don’t spend for love.
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Lost Love Time Yourself
Horror itself in that fair scene looks gay, And joy springs up e’en in the midst of fear.
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Fear Horror Joy Spring
O subtle love! a thousand wiles thou hast, by humble suit, by service, or by hire, to win a maiden’s hold,–a thing soon done, for nature framed all women to be won.
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Frame Hire Humble Service Win Woman
Love is when he gives you a piece of your soul, that you never knew was missing.
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Known Love Missing Pieces Soul

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