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Nothing mortal is enduring, and there is nothing sweet which does not presently end in bitterness.

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Books can warm the heart with friendly words and counsel, entering into a close relationship with us which is articulate and alive.
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Alive Book Friendship Heart Relationship Warm
It is better to will the good than to know the truth.
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Better Goodness Known Willing
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
Reality is always the foe of famous names.
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Foe Names Reality
A good death does honour to a whole life.
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Death Goodness Life
How fortune brings to earth the over-sure!
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Earth Fortune
For style beyond the genius never dares.
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Beyond Dare Genius Style
What name to call thee by, O virgin fair, I know not, for thy looks are not of earth And more than mortal seems thy countenances.
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Earth Known Moral Myself Name
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
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
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
There is no lighter burden, nor more agreeable, than a pen.
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Agreement Burden Light Pen Poet
While life is in your body, you have the rein of all thoughts in your hands.
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Body Hands Life Thinking
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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Beautiful Life Pain
Hope is incredible to the slave of grief.
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Grief Hope Incredible Slave
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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