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Suspicion is the cancer of friendship.

Petrarch

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
Virtue is health, vice is sickness.
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Health One Liner Sick Vice Virtue
There is no lighter burden, nor more agreeable, than a pen.
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Agreement Burden Light Pen Poet
All pleasure in the world is a passing dream.
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Dreaming Pass Pleasure World
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
While life is in your body, you have the rein of all thoughts in your hands.
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Body Hands Life Thinking
Who over-refines his argument brings himself to grief.
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Argument Grief Himself
The greater I am, the greater shall be my efforts.
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Effort Greatness Myself
How difficult it is to save the bark of reputation from the rocks of ignorance.
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Bark Difficult Ignorance Save
Often on earth the gentlest heart is fain To feed and banquet on another’s woe.
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Earth Enemy Heart
Reality is always the foe of famous names.
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Enemy Famous Name One Liner Reality
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
I would have preferred to have been born in any other time than our own.
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Born Ourselves Preference Time
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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Love Memories Sweet
It is better to will the good than to know the truth.
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Better Goodness Known Willing

Suspicion is the cancer of friendship.

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