I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.

The Bible · Song of Solomon 2:1

Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof.

The Bible · Ecclesiastes 7:8

Quit you like men, be strong.

The Bible · 1 Corinthians 16:13

Many are in high place, and of renown: but mysteries are revealed unto the meek.

The Bible · Ecclesiasticus 3:19

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I wrote your name in the sky, but the wind blew it away. I wrote your name in the sand, but the waves washed it away. I wrote your name in my heart, and forever it will stay.

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I believe that first and foremost I am an individual, just as much as you are.

Henrik Ibsen · The source reads: “Helmer: First and foremost, you are a wife and mother. Nora: That I don't believe any more. I believe that first and foremost I am an individual, just as much as you are.” · A Doll's House (1879), act III, Nora to Helmer

I wished my wife to be not so much as suspected.

Julius Caesar · On divorcing Pompeia, the origin of “Caesar’s wife must be above suspicion”

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“I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys.”

“Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof.”

“Quit you like men, be strong.”

“Many are in high place, and of renown: but mysteries are revealed unto the meek.”

“I wrote your name in the sky, but the wind blew it away. I wrote your name in the sand, but the waves washed it away. I wrote your name in my heart, and forever it will stay.”

“I believe that first and foremost I am an individual, just as much as you are.”

“I wished my wife to be not so much as suspected.”