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“Of all the joys which are slowly abandoning me, sleep is one of the most precious, though one of the most common, too. A man who sleeps but little and poorly, propped on many a cushion, has ample time to meditate upon this particular delight.”
― Memoirs of Hadrian
― Memoirs of Hadrian
“O my brave men! Stout hearts of mine!
who often have suffered worse calamities with me,
Let us now drown your cares in wine.
Tomorrow we venture once again upon the boundless sea.”
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who often have suffered worse calamities with me,
Let us now drown your cares in wine.
Tomorrow we venture once again upon the boundless sea.”
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“Hopeful in adversity, fearful
In prosperity, the well-armed soul
Confronts its fate.”
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In prosperity, the well-armed soul
Confronts its fate.”
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“I often think of the library established by Plotina in Trajan’s Forum, with that noble inscription placed by her order over its door: Dispensary to the Soul.”
― Memoirs of Hadrian
― Memoirs of Hadrian
“And people always think there’s hope, even when they’re standing over an open grave.”
― Life with a Star
― Life with a Star
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