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For though I am a body of this earth, my firm desire is born from the stars.

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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
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
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
Rarely do great beauty and great virtue dwell together.
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Greatness Togetherness
Great errors seldom originate but with men of great minds.
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Greatness Man Mindset Mistake
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
I know and love the good, yet, ah! the worst pursue.
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Goodness Known Love Pursue Worst
Sameness is the mother of disgust, variety the cure.
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Cure Disgust Mother
How quick the old woe follows a little bliss!
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Bliss Follow Old Quick
A short cut to riches is to subtract from our desires.
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Desire Ourselves Rich
The end of doubt is the beginning of repose.
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Beginning Doubt End One Liner
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
Man has not a greater enemy than himself.
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Enemy Greatness Himself Man
Suspicion is the cancer of friendship.
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Cancer Friendship One Liner Suspicious
I have friends whose society is delightful to me; they are persons of all countries and of all ages; distinguished in war, in council, and in letters; easy to live with, always at my command.
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Command Country Delight Easy Friendship Live Myself Society
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 Fortune Honor Oneself Respect

For though I am a body of this earth, my firm desire is born from the stars.

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