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All pleasure in the world is a passing dream.
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Dreaming Pass Pleasure World
It is better to will the good than to know the truth.
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Better Goodness Known Willing
Reality is always the foe of famous names.
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Enemy Famous Name One Liner Reality
Death is a sleep that ends our dreaming. Oh, that we may be allowed to wake before death wakes us.
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Death Dreams End Sleep Wake Up
How quick the old woe follows a little bliss!
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Bliss Follow Old Quick
Great errors seldom originate but with men of great minds.
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Error Men Mind
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
Man has not a greater enemy than himself.
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Enemy Greatness Himself Man
There is no lighter burden, nor more agreeable, than a pen.
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Agreement Burden Light Pen Poet
Suspicion is the cancer of friendship.
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Cancer Friendship One Liner Suspicious
A short cut to riches is to subtract from our desires.
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Desire Ourselves Rich
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
Man has no greater enemy than himself. I have acted contrary to my sentiments and inclination; throughout our whole lives we do what we never intended, and what we proposed to do, we leave undone.
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Enemy Greatness Man Propose
A good death does honour to a whole life.
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Death Goodness Life
The greater I am, the greater shall be my efforts.
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Effort Greatness Myself
Nothing mortal is enduring, and there is nothing sweet which does not presently end in bitterness.
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Bitterness Endurance Mortal Present

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