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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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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
Love is the crowning grace of humanity.
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Crown Grace Humanity Love One Liner
Books have led some to learning and others to madness.
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Book Leadership Learning Madness
Reality is always the foe of famous names.
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Foe Names Reality
Love is the crowning grace of humanity, the holiest right of the soul, the golden link which binds us to duty and truth, the redeeming principle that chiefly reconciles the heart to life, and is prophetic of eternal good.
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Crown Forever Goodness Grace Heart Humanity Life Love Principle Right Soul Truth
When the poet died his cat was put to death and mummified.
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Animal Cat Death Poet
Great errors seldom originate but with men of great minds.
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Greatness Man Mindset Mistake
Who over-refines his argument brings himself to grief
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Argument Grief Refine
A good death does honour to a whole life.
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Death Goodness Life
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
Reality is always the foe of famous names.
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Enemy Famous Name One Liner Reality
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
The aged love what is practical while impetuous youth longs only for what is dazzling.
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Age Difference Love Practice Relationship
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
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
Death had his grudge against me, and he got up in the way, like an armed robber, with a pike in his hand.
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Death Grudge Hands Himself

Perhaps out there, somewhere, someone is sighing for your absence; and with this thought, my soul begins to breathe.

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