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For death betimes is comfort, not dismay, and who can rightly die needs no delay.

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Nothing mortal is enduring, and there is nothing sweet which does not presently end in bitterness.
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Bitterness Endurance Mortal Present
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 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
Sameness is the mother of disgust, variety the cure.
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Cure Disgust Mother
When the poet died his cat was put to death and mummified.
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Animal Cat Death Poet
Suspicion is the cancer of friendship.
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Cancer Friendship One Liner Suspicious
It is better to will the good than to know the truth.
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Better Goodness Known Willing
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
Great errors seldom originate but with men of great minds.
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Greatness Man Mindset Mistake
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
Reality is always the foe of famous names.
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Enemy Famous Name One Liner Reality
Who naught suspects is easily deceived.
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Easy One Liner Suspect
Rarely do great beauty and great virtue dwell together.
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Greatness Togetherness
The greater I am, the greater shall be my efforts.
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Effort Greatness Myself
Books have led some to learning and others to madness.
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Book Leadership Learning Madness
My flowery and green age was passing away, and I feeling a chill in the fires had been wasting my heart, for I was drawing near the hillside above the grave.
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Age Chill Draw Feeling Flower Green Myself

For death betimes is comfort, not dismay, and who can rightly die needs no delay.

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