“ Whoever has received knowledge and eloquence in speech from God should not be silent or secretive but demonstrate it willingly. When a great good is widely heard of, then, and only then, does it bloom, and when that good is praised by man, it has spread its blossoms. ”
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“ If one of two lovers is loyal, and the other jealous and false, how may their friendship last, for Love is slain! ”
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“ Great were the lamentation and the cry when the news of this mischance was noised about the city. Such a tumult of mourning was never before heard, for the whole city was moved. ”
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“ But sweetly and discreetly love passes from person to person, from heart to heart, or it is nothing worth. ”
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“ Whosoever counts these Lays as fable, may be assured that I am not of his mind. ”
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“ Out of five hundred who speak glibly of love, not one can spell the first letter of his name. ”
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“ Fairest and dearest, your wrath and anger are more heavy than I can bear; but learn that I cannot tell what you wish me to say without sinning against my honour too grievously. ”
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“ For above all things Love means sweetness, and truth, and measure; yea, loyalty to the loved one and to your word. And because of this I dare not meddle with so high a matter. ”
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“ Great were the lamentation and the cry when the news of this mischance was noised about the city. Such a tumult of mourning was never before heard, for the whole city was moved. ”
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“ A bully is not reasonable - he is persuaded only by threats. ”
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“ He who would tell divers tales must know how to vary the tune. ”
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“ Fairest and dearest, your wrath and anger are more heavy than I can bear; but learn that I cannot tell what you wish me to say without sinning against my honour too grievously. ”
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“ He who would tell divers tales must know how to vary the tune. ”
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“ The dead and past stories that I have told again in divers fashions, are not set down without authority. ”
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“ For what the lover would, that would the beloved; what she would ask of him that should he go before to grant. Without accord such as this, love is but a bond and a constraint. ”
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“ If one of two lovers is loyal, and the other jealous and false, how may their friendship last, for Love is slain! ”
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“ Great were the lamentation and the cry when the news of this mischance was noised about the city. Such a tumult of mourning was never before heard, for the whole city was moved. ”
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