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While life is in your body, you have the rein of all thoughts in your hands.

Petrarch

When the poet died his cat was put to death and mummified.
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Animal Cat Death Poet
Man has not a greater enemy than himself.
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Enemy Greatness Himself Man
An equal doom clipp’d Time’s blest wings of peace.
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Equality Peace Time Wings
Often on earth the gentlest heart is fain To feed and banquet on another’s woe.
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Earth Enemy Heart
Hitherto your eyes have been darkened and you have looked too much, yes, far too much, upon the things of earth. If these so much delight you what shall be your rapture when you lift your gaze to things eternal!
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Darkness Earth Eyes Forever Sight Yourself
Wanting is not enough, long and you attain it.
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Effort Enough Longing
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
There is no lighter burden, nor more agreeable, than a pen.
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Agreement Burden Light Pen Poet
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
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
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
Perhaps out there, somewhere, someone is sighing for your absence; and with this thought, my soul begins to breathe.
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Absence Beginning Breathe Myself Soul
From thought to thought, from mountain peak to mountain. Love leads me on; for I can never still My trouble on the world’s well beaten ways.
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Leadership Love Mountain Myself Thinking Well World
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
Love is the crowning grace of humanity.
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Crown Grace Humanity Love One Liner
Five enemies of peace inhabit with us – avarice, ambition, envy, anger, and pride; if these were to be banished, we should infallibly enjoy perpetual peace.
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Ambition Enemy Enjoyment Jealous Peace

While life is in your body, you have the rein of all thoughts in your hands.

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