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For virtue only finds eternal Fame.

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You keep to your own ways and leave mine to me.
PETRARCH

Leaving Myself Way Yourself
How difficult it is to save the bark of reputation from the rocks of ignorance.
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Bark Difficult Ignorance Save
Virtue is health, vice is sickness.
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Health One Liner Sick Vice Virtue
Nothing mortal is enduring, and there is nothing sweet which does not presently end in bitterness.
PETRARCH

Bitterness Endurance Mortal Present
Where are the numerous constructions erected by Agrippa, of which only the Pantheon remains? Where are the splendorous palaces of the emperors?
PETRARCH

Construction Emperor Palace
Death is a sleep that ends our dreaming. Oh, that we may be allowed to wake before death wakes us.
PETRARCH

Death Dreams End Sleep Wake Up
Great errors seldom originate but with men of great minds.
PETRARCH

Greatness Man Mindset Mistake
Who over-refines his argument brings himself to grief.
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Argument Grief Himself
I looked back at the summit of the mountain, which seemed but a cubit high in comparison with the height of human contemplation, were in not too often merged in the corruptions of the earth.
PETRARCH

Comparison Earth Mountain Myself
When the poet died his cat was put to death and mummified.
PETRARCH

Animal Cat Death Poet
From thought to thought, from mountain peak to mountain. Love leads me on; for I can never still My trouble on the world’s well beaten ways.
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Leadership Love Mountain Myself Thinking Well World
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
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
Wanting is not enough, long and you attain it.
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Effort Enough Longing
I have taken pride in others, never in myself.
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Myself Pride
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

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