"That load becomes light which is cheerfully borne."
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"Simplicity, very rare in our age."
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"A short absence is the safest."
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"Let me tell you I am better acquainted with you for a long absence, as men are with themselves for a long affliction: absence does but hold off a friend, to make one see him the truer."
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"Either do not attempt at all or go through with it."
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"Diseases of the mind impair the bodily powers."
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"Our advantages fly away without aid. Pluck the flower. [Lat., Nostra sine auxilio fugiunt bona. Carpite florem.]"
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"Those presents are the most acceptable which are enhanced by our regard for the donor."
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"Little things please little minds."
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"Pursuits become habits. [Lat., Abeunt studia in mores.]"
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"Adde, quod ingénues didicisse fideliter artes Emollit mores, nec sinit esse fervos. To be instructed in the arts, softens the manners and makes men gentle."
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"Death is less bitter punishment than death's delay."
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"She who resists as though she would not win, By her own treason falls an easy prey."
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"Wine prepares the heart for love, unless you take too much."
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"Everyone's a millionaire where promises are concerned."
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"Venus is kind to creatures as young as we;We know not what we do, and while we're youngWe have the right to live and love like gods."
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"It is annoying to be honest to no purpose."
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"Neglect of appearance becomes men."
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"An anthill increases by accumulation. Medicine is consumed by distribution. That which is feared lessens by association. This is the thing to understand."
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"The heavier crop is ever in others' fields."
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