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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.

Petrarch

I know and love the good, yet, ah! the worst pursue.
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Goodness Known Love Pursue Worst
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
How quick the old woe follows a little bliss!
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Bliss Follow Old Quick
An equal doom clipp’d Time’s blest wings of peace.
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Equality Peace Time Wings
Hitherto your eyes have been darkened and you have looked too much, yes, far too much, upon the things of earth. If these so much delight you what shall be your rapture when you lift your gaze to things eternal!
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Darkness Earth Eyes Forever Sight Yourself
Hope is incredible to the slave of grief.
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Grief Hope Incredible Slave
For style beyond the genius never dares.
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Beyond Dare Genius Style
Great errors seldom originate but with men of great minds.
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Greatness Man Mindset Mistake
Death is a sleep that ends our dreaming. Oh, that we may be allowed to wake before death wakes us.
PETRARCH

Death Dreams End Sleep Wake Up
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
My flowery and green age was passing away, and I feeling a chill in the fires had been wasting my heart, for I was drawing near the hillside above the grave.
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Age Chill Draw Feeling Flower Green Myself
Ruthless striving, overcomes everything.
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Endurance Perseverance Strive
A short cut to riches is to subtract from our desires.
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Desire Ourselves Rich
He loves but lightly who his love can tell.
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Himself Light Love
Great errors seldom originate but with men of great minds.
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Error Men Mind
I desire that death find me ready and writing, or if it please Christ, praying and intears.
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Death Desire Finding Myself Ready

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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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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