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Petrarch

For though I am a body of this earth, my firm desire is born from the stars.
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Body Desire Earth Myself Stars
Hitherto your eyes have been darkened and you have looked too much, yes, far too much, upon the things of earth. If these so much delight you what shall be your rapture when you lift your gaze to things eternal!
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Darkness Earth Eyes Forever Sight Yourself
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
For style beyond the genius never dares.
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Beyond Dare Genius Style
Love is the crowning grace of humanity, the holiest right of the soul, the golden link which binds us to duty and truth, the redeeming principle that chiefly reconciles the heart to life, and is prophetic of eternal good.
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Crown Forever Goodness Grace Heart Humanity Life Love Principle Right Soul Truth
How difficult it is to save the bark of reputation from the rocks of ignorance.
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Bark Difficult Ignorance Save
I know and love the good, yet, ah! the worst pursue.
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Goodness Known Love Pursue Worst
The greater I am, the greater shall be my efforts.
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Effort Greatness Myself
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
While life is in your body, you have the rein of all thoughts in your hands.
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Body Hands Life Thinking
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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Command Country Delight Easy Friendship Live Myself Society
Great errors seldom originate but with men of great minds.
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Error Men Mind
Love is the crowning grace of humanity.
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Crown Grace Humanity Love One Liner
Where are the numerous constructions erected by Agrippa, of which only the Pantheon remains? Where are the splendorous palaces of the emperors?
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Construction Emperor Palace
Sameness is the mother of disgust, variety the cure.
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Cure Disgust Mom
He loves but lightly who his love can tell.
PETRARCH

Himself Light Love

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