One ought not to be unkind to a woman merely on account of her plainness, any more than one had a right to take liberties with her merely because she was handsome
("The Tale of Genji")
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Would that, like the smoke of the watch-fires that mounts and vanishes at random in the empty sky, the smouldering flame of passion could burn itself away
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You that in far-off countries of the sky can dwell secure, look back upon me here; for I am weary of this frail world's decay.
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Life is full of uncertainties, perhanps one day some unforeseen circumstance would bring her into his life once more
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Though the body moves, the soul may stay behind.
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