Poems List
Let us love winter, for it is the spring of genius.
Life is a toy made of glass; it appears to be of inestimable price, but in reality it is very cheap.
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Nothing, it appears to me, is of greater value in a man than the power of judgment; and the man who has it may be compared to a chest filled with books, for he is the son of nature and the father of art.
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Poetry is a whim of Nature in her lighter moods; it requires nothing but its own madness and, lacking that, it becomes a soundless cymbal, a belfry without a bell.
The art of war is like the art of the courtesan— indeed, they might be called sisters, since both are the slaves of desperation.
The best thing for a man to do is to be born and, being born, to die at once.
There is no food more satiating than milk and honey; and just as such foods produce disgust for the palate, so perfumed and gallant words make our ears belch.
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They merit more praise who know how to suffer misery than those who temper themselves in contentment.
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Unless your heart, your soul, and your whole being are behind every decision you make, the words from your mouth will be empty, and each action will be meaningless. Truth and confidence are the roots of happiness.
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We are the buffoons of our children.
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