Man has not a greater enemy than himself.
PETRARCHIt is better to will the good than to know the truth.
More Petrarch Quotes
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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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A good death does honour to a whole life.
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Love is the crowning grace of humanity.
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How fortune brings to earth the over-sure!
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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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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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How difficult it is to save the bark of reputation from the rocks of ignorance.
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A short cut to riches is to subtract from our desires.
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For style beyond the genius never dares.
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Who over-refines his argument brings himself to grief.
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You keep to your own ways and leave mine to me.
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Great errors seldom originate but with men of great minds.
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Mere elegance of language can produce at best but an empty renown.
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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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Ruthless striving, overcomes everything.
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