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All truths are not to be uttered; still it is always good to hear them.
The distance is nothing; it is only the first step that costs.
Shallow men speak of the past, wise men of the present, and fools of the future.
Women are never stronger than when they arm themselves with their weakness.
One is no more the master of his impressions than of his coughing or sneezing.
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Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind,
And therefore is wing'd Cupid painted blind.
To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead.
Not for the body, but for the heart; companion and company are needed.
Love seldom haunts the breast where learning lies,
And Venus sets ere Mercury can rise.
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