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If we hope for what we are not likely to possess, we act and think in vain, and make life a greater dream and shadow than it really is.

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I reflect with sorrow and astonishment on the little competitions, factions, and debates of mankind.
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When I read the epitaphs of the beautiful, every inordinate desire goes out; when I meet with the grief of parents upon a tombstone, my heart melts with compassion; when I see the tomb of the parents themselves,
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If you wish to succeed in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother, and hope your guardian genius.
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