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There is no lighter burden, nor more agreeable, than a pen.

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Five enemies of peace inhabit with us – avarice, ambition, envy, anger, and pride; if these were to be banished, we should infallibly enjoy perpetual peace.
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Ambition Enemy Enjoyment Jealous Peace
A good death does honour to a whole life.
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Death Goodness Life
Great errors seldom originate but with men of great minds.
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Error Men Mind
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 Merit Throne
The aged love what is practical while impetuous youth longs only for what is dazzling.
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Age Difference Love Practice Relationship
Nothing mortal is enduring, and there is nothing sweet which does not presently end in bitterness.
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Bitterness Endurance Mortal Present
All pleasure in the world is a passing dream.
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Dreaming Pass Pleasure World
How fortune brings to earth the over-sure!
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Earth Fortune
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
Suspicion is the cancer of friendship.
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Cancer Friendship One Liner Suspicious
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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Command Country Delight Easy Friendship Live Myself Society
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
For style beyond the genius never dares.
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Beyond Dare Genius Style
A short cut to riches is to subtract from our desires.
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Desire Ourselves Rich
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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Alive Book Friendship Heart Relationship Warm
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

There is no lighter burden, nor more agreeable, than a pen.

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