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Books have led some to learning and others to madness.

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Nothing mortal is enduring, and there is nothing sweet which does not presently end in bitterness.
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Bitterness Endurance Mortal Present
Virtue is health, vice is sickness.
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Health One Liner Sick Vice Virtue
Life in itself is short enough, but the physicians with their art, know to their amusement, how to make it still shorter.
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Amusement Enough Life Short
Ruthless striving, overcomes everything.
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Overcome Ruthless Strive
And I live on, but in grief and self-contempt, Left here without the light I loved so much, In a great tempest and with shrouds unkempt.
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Greatness Grief Light Live Love Myself
Events appear sad, pleasant, or painful, not because they are so in reality, but because we believe them to be so and the light in which we look at them depends upon our own judgment.
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Appearance Judgement Ourselves Pain Reality Sadness
It is better to will the good than to know the truth.
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Better Goodness Known Willing
Hope is incredible to the slave of grief.
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Grief Hope Incredible Slave
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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Ambition Enemy Enjoyment Jealous Peace
There is no lighter burden, nor more agreeable, than a pen.
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Agreement Burden Light Pen Poet
Who over-refines his argument brings himself to grief
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Argument Grief Refine
Man has not a greater enemy than himself.
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Enemy Greatness Himself Man
Often on earth the gentlest heart is fain To feed and banquet on another’s woe.
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Earth Enemy Heart
I freeze and burn, love is bitter and sweet, my sighs are tempests and my tears are floods, I am in ecstasy and agony, I am possessed by memories of her and I am in exile from myself.
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Love Memories Sweet
A short cut to riches is to subtract from our desires.
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Cutting Desire Inspirational
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

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