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It is more honorable to be raised to a throne than to be born to one. Fortune bestows the one, merit obtains the other.

Petrarch

I rejoiced in my progress, mourned my weaknesses, and commiserated the universal instability of human conduct.
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Human Mourn Progress Weakness
Sameness is the mother of disgust, variety the cure.
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Cure Disgust Mother
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
And men go about to wonder at the heights of the mountains, and the mighty waves of the sea, and the wide sweep of rivers, and the circuit of the ocean, and the revolution of the stars, but themselves they consider not.
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Height Man Mountain Revolution Stars Wonder
The aged love what is practical while impetuous youth longs only for what is dazzling.
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Age Difference Love Practice Relationship
For style beyond the genius never dares.
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Beyond Dare Genius Style
Who naught suspects is easily deceived.
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Easy One Liner Suspect
How quick the old woe follows a little bliss!
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Bliss Follow Old Quick
Ruthless striving, overcomes everything.
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Overcome Ruthless Strive
Who over-refines his argument brings himself to grief.
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Argument Grief Himself
Who over-refines his argument brings himself to grief
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Argument Grief Refine
Hope is incredible to the slave of grief.
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Grief Hope Incredible Slave
Do you suppose there is any living man so unreasonable that if he found himself stricken with a dangerous ailment he would not anxiously desire to regain the blessing of health?
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Blessing Dangerous Health Live Man Reason Yourself
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
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 Merit Throne
Sameness is the mother of disgust, variety the cure.
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Cure Disgust Mom

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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