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Life in itself is short enough, but the physicians with their art, know to their amusement, how to make it still shorter.

Petrarch

To begin with myself, then, the utterances of men concerning me will differ widely, since in passing judgment almost every one is influenced not so much by truth as by preference, and good and evil report alike know no bounds.
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Beginning Bound Difference Influence Man Myself
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
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
An equal doom clipp’d Time’s blest wings of peace.
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Equality Peace Time Wings
A short cut to riches is to subtract from our desires.
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Desire Ourselves Rich
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
Wanting is not enough, long and you attain it.
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Effort Enough Longing
How quick the old woe follows a little bliss!
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Bliss Follow Old Quick
Go, grieving rimes of mine, to that hard stone Whereunder lies my darling, lies my dear, And cry to her to speak from heaven’s sphere.
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Cry Grief Heaven Lying
You keep to your own ways and leave mine to me.
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Leaving Myself Way Yourself
Great errors seldom originate but with men of great minds.
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Greatness Man Mindset Mistake
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
He loves but lightly who his love can tell.
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Himself Light Love
I know and love the good, yet, ah! the worst pursue.
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Goodness Known Love Pursue Worst
For death betimes is comfort, not dismay, and who can rightly die needs no delay.
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Comfort Death Need Right
Nothing mortal is enduring, and there is nothing sweet which does not presently end in bitterness.
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Bitterness Endurance Mortal Present

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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