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Petrarch

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
Mere elegance of language can produce at best but an empty renown.
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Elegant Empty Language Production
Sameness is the mother of disgust, variety the cure.
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Cure Disgust Mother
When the poet died his cat was put to death and mummified.
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Animal Cat Death Poet
The greater I am, the greater shall be my efforts.
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Effort Greatness Myself
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
Man has not a greater enemy than himself.
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Enemy Greatness Himself Man
How fortune brings to earth the over-sure!
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Earth Fortune
Great errors seldom originate but with men of great minds.
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Error Men Mind
A short cut to riches is to subtract from our desires.
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Cutting Desire Inspirational
And I live on, but in grief and self-contempt, Left here without the light I loved so much, In a great tempest and with shrouds unkempt.
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Greatness Grief Light Live Love Myself
Events appear sad, pleasant, or painful, not because they are so in reality, but because we believe them to be so and the light in which we look at them depends upon our own judgment.
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Appearance Judgement Ourselves Pain Reality Sadness
Ruthless striving, overcomes everything.
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Overcome Ruthless Strive
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
Who naught suspects is easily deceived.
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Easy One Liner Suspect
Death had his grudge against me, and he got up in the way, like an armed robber, with a pike in his hand.
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Death Grudge Hands Himself

Who naught suspects is easily deceived.

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