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Books have led some to learning and others to madness.

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How fortune brings to earth the over-sure!
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Earth Fortune
For style beyond the genius never dares.
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Beyond Dare Genius Style
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
The aged love what is practical while impetuous youth longs only for what is dazzling.
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Age Difference Love Practice Relationship
Ruthless striving, overcomes everything.
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Overcome Ruthless Strive
Great errors seldom originate but with men of great minds.
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Greatness Man Mindset Mistake
Ruthless striving, overcomes everything.
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Endurance Perseverance Strive
I desire that death find me ready and writing, or if it please Christ, praying and intears.
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Death Desire Finding Myself Ready
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
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
A short cut to riches is to subtract from our desires.
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Desire Ourselves Rich
Wanting is not enough, long and you attain it.
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Effort Enough Longing
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
Nothing mortal is enduring, and there is nothing sweet which does not presently end in bitterness.
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Bitterness Endurance Mortal Present
Suspicion is the cancer of friendship.
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Cancer Friendship One Liner Suspicious
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

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