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Five enemies of peace inhabit with us – avarice, ambition, envy, anger, and pride; if these were to be banished, we should infallibly enjoy perpetual peace.

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It is better to will the good than to know the truth.
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Better Goodness Known Willing
A good death does honour to a whole life.
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Death Goodness Life
Perhaps out there, somewhere, someone is sighing for your absence; and with this thought, my soul begins to breathe.
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Absence Beginning Breathe Myself Soul
Wanting is not enough, long and you attain it.
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Effort Enough Longing
Reality is always the foe of famous names.
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Foe Names Reality
Go, grieving rimes of mine, to that hard stone Whereunder lies my darling, lies my dear, And cry to her to speak from heaven’s sphere.
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Cry Grief Heaven Lying
What name to call thee by, O virgin fair, I know not, for thy looks are not of earth And more than mortal seems thy countenances.
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Earth Known Moral Myself Name
The end of doubt is the beginning of repose.
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Beginning Doubt End One Liner
An equal doom clipp’d Time’s blest wings of peace.
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Equality Peace Time Wings
Books can warm the heart with friendly words and counsel, entering into a close relationship with us which is articulate and alive.
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Alive Book Friendship Heart Relationship Warm
Great errors seldom originate but with men of great minds.
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Error Men Mind
Death is a sleep that ends our dreaming. Oh, that we may be allowed to wake before death wakes us.
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Death Dreams End Sleep Wake Up
Who naught suspects is easily deceived.
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Easy One Liner Suspect
How quick the old woe follows a little bliss!
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Bliss Follow Old Quick
For style beyond the genius never dares.
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Beyond Dare Genius Style
Great errors seldom originate but with men of great minds.
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Greatness Man Mindset Mistake

Five enemies of peace inhabit with us – avarice, ambition, envy, anger, and pride; if these were to be banished, we should infallibly enjoy perpetual peace.

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