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Who over-refines his argument brings himself to grief
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Argument Grief Refine
To be able to say how much love, is love but little.
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Calculation Love
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
Reality is always the foe of famous names.
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Enemy Famous Name One Liner Reality
A short cut to riches is to subtract from our desires.
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Desire Ourselves Rich
Man has not a greater enemy than himself.
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Enemy Greatness Himself Man
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
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
Books have led some to learning and others to madness.
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Book Leadership Learning Madness
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
I rejoiced in my progress, mourned my weaknesses, and commiserated the universal instability of human conduct.
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Human Mourn Progress Weakness
For though I am a body of this earth, my firm desire is born from the stars.
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Body Desire Earth Myself Stars
Mere elegance of language can produce at best but an empty renown.
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Elegant Empty Language Production
Reality is always the foe of famous names.
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Foe Names Reality
While life is in your body, you have the rein of all thoughts in your hands.
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Body Hands Life Thinking
Continued work and application form my soul’s nourishment. So soon as I commenced to rest and relax I should cease to live.
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Application Live Myself Nourishment Soul Work

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