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I know and love the good, yet, ah! the worst pursue.

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Ruthless striving, overcomes everything.
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Endurance Perseverance Strive
I desire that death find me ready and writing, or if it please Christ, praying and intears.
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Death Desire Finding Myself Ready
Do you suppose there is any living man so unreasonable that if he found himself stricken with a dangerous ailment he would not anxiously desire to regain the blessing of health?
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Blessing Dangerous Health Live Man Reason Yourself
Reality is always the foe of famous names.
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Foe Names Reality
How difficult it is to save the bark of reputation from the rocks of ignorance.
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Bark Difficult Ignorance Save
Often have I wondered with much curiosity as to our coming into this world and what will follow our departure.
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Curiosity Follow Wonder World
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
For style beyond the genius never dares.
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Beyond Dare Genius Style
Mere elegance of language can produce at best but an empty renown.
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Elegant Empty Language Production
The greater I am, the greater shall be my efforts.
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Effort Greatness Myself
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
Hope is incredible to the slave of grief.
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Grief Hope Incredible Slave
I know and love the good, yet, ah! the worst pursue.
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Goodness Known Love Pursue Worst
It is better to will the good than to know the truth.
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Better Goodness Known Willing
The end of doubt is the beginning of repose.
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Beginning Doubt End One Liner
What name to call thee by, O virgin fair, I know not, for thy looks are not of earth And more than mortal seems thy countenances.
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Earth Known Moral Myself Name

I know and love the good, yet, ah! the worst pursue.

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