Lust should be stifled, for it cannot lead to truth.
Dive into the sea of thought, and find there pearls beyond price.
Who ignores the time walks in darkness, and who explores it is illumined by a great light.
Love blinds us to faults, hatred to virtues.
Sorrow shatters my heart; And men distress it with blame, Because it follows love.
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