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Often have I wondered with much curiosity as to our coming into this world and what will follow our departure.

Petrarch

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
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
For virtue only finds eternal Fame.
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Fame Finding Forever Virtue
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
It is better to will the good than to know the truth.
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Better Goodness Known Willing
Love is the crowning grace of humanity.
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Crown Grace Humanity Love One Liner
How quick the old woe follows a little bliss!
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Bliss Follow Old Quick
He loves but lightly who his love can tell.
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Himself Light Love
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
Sameness is the mother of disgust, variety the cure.
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Cure Disgust Mother
Great errors seldom originate but with men of great minds.
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Greatness Man Mindset Mistake
For death betimes is comfort, not dismay, and who can rightly die needs no delay.
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Comfort Death Need Right
Who over-refines his argument brings himself to grief.
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Argument Grief Himself
Death had his grudge against me, and he got up in the way, like an armed robber, with a pike in his hand.
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Death Grudge Hands Himself

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