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Wanting is not enough, long and you attain it.

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Death had his grudge against me, and he got up in the way, like an armed robber, with a pike in his hand.
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Death Grudge Hands Himself
It may be only glory that we seek here, but I persuade myself that, as long as we remain here, that is right. Another glory awaits us in heaven and he who reaches there will not wish even to think of earthly fame.
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Fame Glory Heaven Myself Seek Thinking
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
Virtue is health, vice is sickness.
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Health One Liner Sick Vice Virtue
For virtue only finds eternal Fame.
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Fame Finding Forever Virtue
Nothing mortal is enduring, and there is nothing sweet which does not presently end in bitterness.
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Bitterness Endurance Mortal Present
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.
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Comparison Earth Mountain Myself
Ruthless striving, overcomes everything.
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Endurance Perseverance Strive
To begin with myself, then, the utterances of men concerning me will differ widely, since in passing judgment almost every one is influenced not so much by truth as by preference, and good and evil report alike know no bounds.
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Beginning Bound Difference Influence Man Myself
Man has not a greater enemy than himself.
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Enemy Greatness Himself Man
For death betimes is comfort, not dismay, and who can rightly die needs no delay.
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Comfort Death Need Right
Mere elegance of language can produce at best but an empty renown.
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Elegant Empty Language Production
How fortune brings to earth the over-sure!
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Earth Fortune
And tears are heard within the harp I touch.
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Music Myself Tears Touch
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
The greater I am, the greater shall be my efforts.
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Effort Greatness Myself

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