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the most delightful and choicest pleasure is that which is hinted at, but never told.
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He who spends all his time amassing wealth is a slave to it.
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When it hurts and destroys its follower, Love is worse than Hatred.
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He who wants to do more than he is able must admit defeat or retire.
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My good sir, is she your daughter then?' 'Yes, but don't pay any attention to what she says,' said the lord. 'She's a child - a silly, foolish thing.' 'Indeed,' said my lord Gawain, 'then I'd be very ill-mannered not to do what she wants.
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A good silence never harmed anyone but speaking often causes harm.
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I don't give a fistful of ashes!
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Et celui de la charrette reste plonge dans ses pensees Tout comme une personne privee de force et de defense Contre Amour qui le maintient sous sa juridiction ; Sa meditation est d'une intensite telle Qu'il perd le sens de lui-meme ; Il ne sait pas s'il existe ou s'il n'existe pas, Il ne se rappelle pas son nom, Il ne sait pas s'il est arme ou non, Il ne sait pas ou il va, ni d'ou il vient ; Il ne se souvient de rien, Hormis d'une seule cho..
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What the eyes do not see can never pain the heart.
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One cannot love with the eyes alone.
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Potem dobywa nagiego i przetrzymawszy chwilke w dloni wklada z powrotem do pochwy. Wiedzcie, ze pieknie mu z mieczem u boku, a jeszcze piekniej - z mieczem w dloni.
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Because no one has ever seen a woman behave so wrongly as to ask a man to love her, unless she were more deranged than the next person. I would be a proven fool if I ever spoke a word that would bring me reproach. If he were to learn it from my mouth, I think he would lose esteem for me and lastingly reproach me for having spoken first. May love never stoop so low that I beseech him first since he would then esteem me less.
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For sorrow to which one gives voice is worth nothing if it does not touch the heart.
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But many have to look on in silence at what distresses them.
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I'd rather be torn limb from limb than have our love remembered like that of Tristan and Isolde, which has become a source of mockery and makes me ashamed to talk of it. I could never agree to lead the life Isolde led. Love was greatly abased in her, for her heart was given entirely to one man, but her body was shared by two; so she spent all her life without refusing either. Her love was contrary to reason, but my love will always be const..
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veais precisado a combatir con algun caballero, acordaos de lo que ahora os quiero decir y rogar: si vos lo venceis, de modo que el ya no pueda defenderse de vos ni oponerseos y se vea obligado a ponerse en vuestra merced, pensad en tenerle merced y a pesar de ello no lo mateis.
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You who are wise in the ways of Love, who faithfully adhere to the customs and usages of his court and have never violated his injunctions no matter what the consequences, tell me: is it possible to behold the object of one's love without trembling and growing pale? Should someone doubt me in this, I can easily refute his argument: for whoever does not grow pale and tremble, and does not lose sense and memory, is only out to steal what does..
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The man who goes quickly by the direct road passes the man who strays from the path.
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Doit chascuns panser et antandre A bien dire et a bien aprandre ; Qu'il est louable de s'appliquer a bien dire et a bien enseigner.
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Lovers do not realize what they are doing when they conceal their feelings from one another. It is not easy to love, and if you do not boldly build a strong foundation, you cannot hope to build successfully upon it. They say that the most difficult part is crossing the threshold. I wish to teach you about love, for I am quite aware that love is driving you crazy. This is why I have decided to instruct you, so be careful to hide nothing from..
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Alexander did not dare request what he really desired, though he knew that if he asked him for his sweetheart's hand he would have it. But he was so afraid of displeasing her (who would have been overjoyed) that he preferred to suffer without her than have her against her will.
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I have not been given the name Soredamors for nothing. I must love and I must be loved, and I wish to prove this by my name, if I can reason it out. It is significant that the first part of my name is of golden hue, for the more blonde one is, the better. Therefore I consider my name the best, since it begins with the colour with which gold is most in harmony. And the end of my name reminds me of Love, for whoever calls me by my right name ..
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