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Who over-refines his argument brings himself to grief.

Petrarch

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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Love Memories Sweet
Five enemies of peace inhabit with us – avarice, ambition, envy, anger, and pride; if these were to be banished, we should infallibly enjoy perpetual peace.
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Ambition Enemy Enjoyment Jealous Peace
It is better to will the good than to know the truth.
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Better Goodness Known Willing
Man has no greater enemy than himself. I have acted contrary to my sentiments and inclination; throughout our whole lives we do what we never intended, and what we proposed to do, we leave undone.
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Enemy Greatness Man Propose
Sameness is the mother of disgust, variety the cure.
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Cure Disgust Mom
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
Hope is incredible to the slave of grief.
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Grief Hope Incredible Slave
Life in itself is short enough, but the physicians with their art, know to their amusement, how to make it still shorter.
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Amusement Enough Life Short
While life is in your body, you have the rein of all thoughts in your hands.
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Body Hands Life Thinking
Reality is always the foe of famous names.
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Foe Names Reality
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
And tears are heard within the harp I touch.
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Music Myself Tears Touch
How difficult it is to save the bark of reputation from the rocks of ignorance.
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Bark Difficult Ignorance Save
For style beyond the genius never dares.
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Beyond Dare Genius Style
An equal doom clipp’d Time’s blest wings of peace.
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Equality Peace Time Wings
Great errors seldom originate but with men of great minds.
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Greatness Man Mindset Mistake

Who over-refines his argument brings himself to grief.

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