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I rejoiced in my progress, mourned my weaknesses, and commiserated the universal instability of human conduct.

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For virtue only finds eternal Fame.
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Fame Finding Forever Virtue
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
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
To begin with myself, then, the utterances of men concerning me will differ widely, since in passing judgment almost every one is influenced not so much by truth as by preference, and good and evil report alike know no bounds.
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Beginning Bound Difference Influence Man Myself
Hope is incredible to the slave of grief.
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Grief Hope Incredible Slave
Continued work and application form my soul’s nourishment. So soon as I commenced to rest and relax I should cease to live.
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Application Live Myself Nourishment Soul Work
A good death does honour to a whole life.
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Death Goodness Life
While life is in your body, you have the rein of all thoughts in your hands.
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Body Hands Life Thinking
Man has not a greater enemy than himself.
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Enemy Greatness Himself Man
Man has no greater enemy than himself. I have acted contrary to my sentiments and inclination; throughout our whole lives we do what we never intended, and what we proposed to do, we leave undone.
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Enemy Greatness Man Propose
All pleasure in the world is a passing dream.
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Dreaming Pass Pleasure World
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
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
Who naught suspects is easily deceived.
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Easy One Liner Suspect
Suspicion is the cancer of friendship.
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Cancer Friendship One Liner Suspicious
The end of doubt is the beginning of repose.
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Beginning Doubt End One Liner

I rejoiced in my progress, mourned my weaknesses, and commiserated the universal instability of human conduct.

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