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

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There is no lighter burden, nor more agreeable, than a pen.
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Agreement Burden Light Pen Poet
Man has not a greater enemy than himself.
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Enemy Greatness Himself Man
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 Merit Throne
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
Ruthless striving, overcomes everything.
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Overcome Ruthless Strive
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
The time will come when every change shall cease, This quick revolving wheel shall rest in peace: No summer then shall glow, not winter freeze; Nothing shall be to come, and nothing past, But an eternal now shall ever last.
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Change Forever Glow Last Quick Time
Nothing mortal is enduring, and there is nothing sweet which does not presently end in bitterness.
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Bitterness Endurance Mortal Present
Sameness is the mother of disgust, variety the cure.
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Cure Disgust Mother
Rarely do great beauty and great virtue dwell together.
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Greatness Togetherness
Wanting is not enough, long and you attain it.
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Effort Enough Longing
I rejoiced in my progress, mourned my weaknesses, and commiserated the universal instability of human conduct.
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Human Mourn Progress Weakness
For style beyond the genius never dares.
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Beyond Dare Genius Style
I know and love the good, yet, ah! the worst pursue.
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Goodness Known Love Pursue Worst
Virtue is health, vice is sickness.
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Health One Liner Sick Vice Virtue
For virtue only finds eternal Fame.
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Fame Finding Forever Virtue

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