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I have friends whose society is delightful to me; they are persons of all countries and of all ages; distinguished in war, in council, and in letters; easy to live with, always at my command.

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A good death does honour to a whole life.
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Death Goodness Life
There is no lighter burden, nor more agreeable, than a pen.
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Agreement Burden Light Pen Poet
All pleasure in the world is a passing dream.
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Dreaming Pass Pleasure World
Ruthless striving, overcomes everything.
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Endurance Perseverance Strive
Reality is always the foe of famous names.
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Enemy Famous Name One Liner Reality
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
Love is the crowning grace of humanity.
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Crown Grace Humanity Love One Liner
Rarely do great beauty and great virtue dwell together.
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Greatness Togetherness
Where you are is of no moment, but only what you are doing there. It is not the place that ennobles you, but you the place, and this only by doing that which is great and noble.
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Greatness Moments Noble Place Yourself
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
How difficult it is to save the bark of reputation from the rocks of ignorance.
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Bark Difficult Ignorance Save
Wanting is not enough, long and you attain it.
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Effort Enough Longing
Great errors seldom originate but with men of great minds.
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Error Men Mind
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
It is more honorable to be raised to a throne than to be born to one. Fortune bestows the one, merit obtains the other.
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Born Fortune Honor Oneself Respect
A short cut to riches is to subtract from our desires.
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Cutting Desire Inspirational

I have friends whose society is delightful to me; they are persons of all countries and of all ages; distinguished in war, in council, and in letters; easy to live with, always at my command.

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I have friends whose society is delightful to me; they are persons of all countries and of all ages; distinguished in war, in council, and in letters; easy to live with, always at my command.

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