And tears are heard within the harp I touch.
PETRARCHThe greater I am, the greater shall be my efforts.
More Petrarch Quotes
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Man has not a greater enemy than himself.
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The end of doubt is the beginning of repose.
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For virtue only finds eternal Fame.
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How quick the old woe follows a little bliss!
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Do you suppose there is any living man so unreasonable that if he found himself stricken with a dangerous ailment he would not anxiously desire to regain the blessing of health?
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The aged love what is practical while impetuous youth longs only for what is dazzling.
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Who over-refines his argument brings himself to grief
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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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Books can warm the heart with friendly words and counsel, entering into a close relationship with us which is articulate and alive.
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I know and love the good, yet, ah! the worst pursue.
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Perhaps out there, somewhere, someone is sighing for your absence; and with this thought, my soul begins to breathe.
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Nothing mortal is enduring, and there is nothing sweet which does not presently end in bitterness.
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While life is in your body, you have the rein of all thoughts in your hands.
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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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Death is a sleep that ends our dreaming. Oh, that we may be allowed to wake before death wakes us.
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