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The aged love what is practical while impetuous youth longs only for what is dazzling.

Petrarch

Where you are is of no moment, but only what you are doing there. It is not the place that ennobles you, but you the place, and this only by doing that which is great and noble.
PETRARCH

Greatness Moments Noble Place Yourself
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
A short cut to riches is to subtract from our desires.
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Desire Ourselves Rich
Who over-refines his argument brings himself to grief
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Argument Grief Refine
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
My flowery and green age was passing away, and I feeling a chill in the fires had been wasting my heart, for I was drawing near the hillside above the grave.
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Age Chill Draw Feeling Flower Green Myself
Man has not a greater enemy than himself.
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Enemy Greatness Himself Man
How fortune brings to earth the over-sure!
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Earth Fortune
For style beyond the genius never dares.
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Beyond Dare Genius Style
Nothing mortal is enduring, and there is nothing sweet which does not presently end in bitterness.
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Bitterness Endurance Mortal Present
Rarely do great beauty and great virtue dwell together.
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Greatness Togetherness
Often on earth the gentlest heart is fain To feed and banquet on another’s woe.
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Earth Enemy Heart
Ruthless striving, overcomes everything.
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Overcome Ruthless Strive
How difficult it is to save the bark of reputation from the rocks of ignorance.
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Bark Difficult Ignorance Save
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

The aged love what is practical while impetuous youth longs only for what is dazzling.

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