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Alack our life, so beautiful to see, With how much ease life losest, in a day, What many years with pain and toil amassed!

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Great errors seldom originate but with men of great minds.
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Error Men Mind
Man has not a greater enemy than himself.
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Enemy Greatness Himself Man
For though I am a body of this earth, my firm desire is born from the stars.
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Body Desire Earth Myself Stars
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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Bitter Burn Freeze Memories Myself Sweet
Sameness is the mother of disgust, variety the cure.
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Cure Disgust Mother
How difficult it is to save the bark of reputation from the rocks of ignorance.
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Bark Difficult Ignorance Save
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
An equal doom clipp’d Time’s blest wings of peace.
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Equality Peace Time Wings
The aged love what is practical while impetuous youth longs only for what is dazzling.
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Age Difference Love Practice Relationship
Do you suppose there is any living man so unreasonable that if he found himself stricken with a dangerous ailment he would not anxiously desire to regain the blessing of health?
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Blessing Dangerous Health Live Man Reason Yourself
Suspicion is the cancer of friendship.
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Cancer Friendship One Liner Suspicious
Where are the numerous constructions erected by Agrippa, of which only the Pantheon remains? Where are the splendorous palaces of the emperors?
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Construction Emperor Palace
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
It may be only glory that we seek here, but I persuade myself that, as long as we remain here, that is right. Another glory awaits us in heaven and he who reaches there will not wish even to think of earthly fame.
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Fame Glory Heaven Myself Seek Thinking
And tears are heard within the harp I touch.
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Music Myself Tears Touch
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

Alack our life, so beautiful to see, With how much ease life losest, in a day, What many years with pain and toil amassed!

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