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Publius Ovidius Naso
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Death is not grievous to me, for I shall lay aside my pains by death. [Lat., Nec mihi mors gravis est posituro morte dolores.]
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A broken fortune is like a falling column the lower it sinks, the greater weight it has to sustain.
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The glow of inspiration warms us it is a holy rapture.
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Pursuits become habits.
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Majesty and love do not well agree, nor do they live together.
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If Jupiter should hurl a bolt whenever men sin, His armory would quickly be empty.
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To feel our ills is one thing, but to cure them is another.
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Tempus fugit (time flies).
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Envy, the meanest of vices, creeps on the ground like a serpent.
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There is something in omens.
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There is some joy in weeping. For our tears Fill up the cup, then wash our pain away.
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Happy the man who ventures boldly to defend what he holds dear.
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Love is a credulous thing.
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Tis best to be silent in a bad cause.
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I flee who chases me and chase who flees me.
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Alcohol is necessary for a man so that he can have a good opinion of himself, undisturbed be the facts. Finley Peter Dunne There is more refreshment and stimulation in a nap, even of the briefest, than in all the alcohol ever distilled.
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I see and approve better things, but follow worse.
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Destroy our leisure and you break love's bow.
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See that you promise: what harm is there in promise? In promises anyone can be rich.
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Calumny ever pursues the great, even as the winds hurl themselves on high places.
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