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And men go about to wonder at the heights of the mountains, and the mighty waves of the sea, and the wide sweep of rivers, and the circuit of the ocean, and the revolution of the stars, but themselves they consider not.
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Height Man Mountain Revolution Stars Wonder
How fortune brings to earth the over-sure!
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Earth Fortune
Continued work and application form my soul’s nourishment. So soon as I commenced to rest and relax I should cease to live.
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Application Live Myself Nourishment Soul Work
Suspicion is the cancer of friendship.
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Cancer Friendship One Liner Suspicious
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
For style beyond the genius never dares.
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Beyond Dare Genius Style
Rarely do great beauty and great virtue dwell together.
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Greatness Togetherness
When the poet died his cat was put to death and mummified.
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Animal Cat Death Poet
Perhaps out there, somewhere, someone is sighing for your absence; and with this thought, my soul begins to breathe.
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Absence Beginning Breathe Myself Soul
Who naught suspects is easily deceived.
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Easy One Liner Suspect
Events appear sad, pleasant, or painful, not because they are so in reality, but because we believe them to be so and the light in which we look at them depends upon our own judgment.
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Appearance Judgement Ourselves Pain Reality Sadness
Wanting is not enough, long and you attain it.
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Effort Enough Longing
Ruthless striving, overcomes everything.
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Overcome Ruthless Strive
Love is the crowning grace of humanity, the holiest right of the soul, the golden link which binds us to duty and truth, the redeeming principle that chiefly reconciles the heart to life, and is prophetic of eternal good.
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Crown Forever Goodness Grace Heart Humanity Life Love Principle Right Soul Truth
Man has not a greater enemy than himself.
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Enemy Greatness Himself Man
Great errors seldom originate but with men of great minds.
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Error Men Mind

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