Baudelaire, Rimbaud, and the birthplace of literary modernism.
There is no such thing as pure pleasure; some anxiety always…
— Ovid
"There is no such thing as pure pleasure; some anxiety always goes with it"
There is no greater sorrow than to recall happiness in times of misery
— Dante Alighieri
"There is no greater sorrow than to recall happiness in times of misery"
"The path to paradise begins in hell"
Perhaps even these things will be good to remember someday
— Virgil
"Perhaps even these things will be good to remember someday"
Let others praise ancient times; I am glad I was born in these
"Let others praise ancient times; I am glad I was born in these"
They can because they think they can
"They can because they think they can"
Consider your origins: you were not made to live as brutes, …
"Consider your origins: you were not made to live as brutes, but to follow virtue..."
In the middle of the journey of our life I found myself in a dark wood
"In the middle of the journey of our life I found myself in a dark wood"
Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mi…
"Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind"
Love, which absolves no one beloved from loving, seized me s…
"Love, which absolves no one beloved from loving, seized me so strongly with his ..."
Fortune favors the bold
"Fortune favors the bold"
In our play we reveal what kind of people we are
"In our play we reveal what kind of people we are"
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