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Books have led some to learning and others to madness.

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When the poet died his cat was put to death and mummified.
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Animal Cat Death Poet
I rejoiced in my progress, mourned my weaknesses, and commiserated the universal instability of human conduct.
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Human Mourn Progress Weakness
To be able to say how much love, is love but little.
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Calculation Love
Great errors seldom originate but with men of great minds.
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Greatness Man Mindset Mistake
Often on earth the gentlest heart is fain To feed and banquet on another’s woe.
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Earth Enemy Heart
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
There is no lighter burden, nor more agreeable, than a pen.
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Agreement Burden Light Pen Poet
The greater I am, the greater shall be my efforts.
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Effort Greatness Myself
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
You keep to your own ways and leave mine to me.
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Leaving Myself Way Yourself
Often have I wondered with much curiosity as to our coming into this world and what will follow our departure.
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Curiosity Follow Wonder World
A short cut to riches is to subtract from our desires.
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Desire Ourselves Rich
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
How difficult it is to save the bark of reputation from the rocks of ignorance.
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Bark Difficult Ignorance Save
Virtue is health, vice is sickness.
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Health One Liner Sick Vice Virtue
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

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