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The Renaissance2 quotes
Kindness in women, not their beauteous looks,
Shall win my love. — William Shakespeare · 1594I must be cruel only to be kind. — William Shakespeare · 1616Colonial America1 quote
Tart Words make no Friends: a spoonful of honey will catch more flies than a Gallon of Vinegar. — Benjamin Franklin · 1744Middle Ages1 quote
Love and the gracious heart are a single thing…
One can no more be without the other
Than the reasoning mind without its reason. — Dante Alighieri · 1294