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Petrarch

Often on earth the gentlest heart is fain To feed and banquet on another’s woe.
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Earth Enemy Heart
Life in itself is short enough, but the physicians with their art, know to their amusement, how to make it still shorter.
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Amusement Enough Life Short
What name to call thee by, O virgin fair, I know not, for thy looks are not of earth And more than mortal seems thy countenances.
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Earth Known Moral Myself Name
It is better to will the good than to know the truth.
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Better Goodness Known Willing
Man has not a greater enemy than himself.
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Enemy Greatness Himself Man
Sameness is the mother of disgust, variety the cure.
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Cure Disgust Mom
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
You keep to your own ways and leave mine to me.
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Leaving Myself Way Yourself
There is no lighter burden, nor more agreeable, than a pen.
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Agreement Burden Light Pen Poet
I saw the tracks of angels in the earth: the beauty of heaven walking by itself on the world.
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Angel Beautiful Earth Walk World
And tears are heard within the harp I touch.
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Music Myself Tears Touch
Who over-refines his argument brings himself to grief
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Argument Grief Refine
Great errors seldom originate but with men of great minds.
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Greatness Man Mindset Mistake
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
It may be only glory that we seek here, but I persuade myself that, as long as we remain here, that is right. Another glory awaits us in heaven and he who reaches there will not wish even to think of earthly fame.
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Fame Glory Heaven Myself Seek Thinking
Who naught suspects is easily deceived.
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Who naught suspects is easily deceived.

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