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The end of doubt is the beginning of repose.

Petrarch

I freeze and burn, love is bitter and sweet, my sighs are tempests and my tears are floods, I am in ecstasy and agony, I am possessed by memories of her and I am in exile from myself.
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Bitter Burn Freeze Memories Myself Sweet
Love is the crowning grace of humanity.
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Crown Grace Humanity Love One Liner
There is no lighter burden, nor more agreeable, than a pen.
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Agreement Burden Light Pen Poet
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
Reality is always the foe of famous names.
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Foe Names Reality
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
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
I know and love the good, yet, ah! the worst pursue.
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Goodness Known Love Pursue Worst
All pleasure in the world is a passing dream.
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Dreaming Pass Pleasure World
For style beyond the genius never dares.
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Beyond Dare Genius Style
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
Death is a sleep that ends our dreaming. Oh, that we may be allowed to wake before death wakes us.
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Death Dreams End Sleep Wake Up
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
A good death does honour to a whole life.
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Death Goodness Life
Ruthless striving, overcomes everything.
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Overcome Ruthless Strive
It is more honorable to be raised to a throne than to be born to one. Fortune bestows the one, merit obtains the other.
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Born Fortune Honor Oneself Respect

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