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Man has no greater enemy than himself. I have acted contrary to my sentiments and inclination; throughout our whole lives we do what we never intended, and what we proposed to do, we leave undone.

Petrarch

It is more honorable to be raised to a throne than to be born to one. Fortune bestows the one, merit obtains the other.
PETRARCH

Born Fortune Honor Oneself Respect
Where you are is of no moment, but only what you are doing there. It is not the place that ennobles you, but you the place, and this only by doing that which is great and noble.
PETRARCH

Greatness Moments Noble Place Yourself
When the poet died his cat was put to death and mummified.
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Animal Cat Death Poet
Love is the crowning grace of humanity.
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Crown Grace Humanity Love One Liner
And tears are heard within the harp I touch.
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Music Myself Tears Touch
It is better to will the good than to know the truth.
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Better Goodness Known Willing
How quick the old woe follows a little bliss!
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Bliss Follow Old Quick
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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Love Memories Sweet
Rarely do great beauty and great virtue dwell together.
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Greatness Togetherness
Sameness is the mother of disgust, variety the cure.
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Cure Disgust Mother
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
Ruthless striving, overcomes everything.
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Endurance Perseverance Strive
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
Who over-refines his argument brings himself to grief
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Argument Grief Refine
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
Death is a sleep that ends our dreaming. Oh, that we may be allowed to wake before death wakes us.
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Death Dreams End Sleep Wake Up

Man has no greater enemy than himself. I have acted contrary to my sentiments and inclination; throughout our whole lives we do what we never intended, and what we proposed to do, we leave undone.

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Man has no greater enemy than himself. I have acted contrary to my sentiments and inclination; throughout our whole lives we do what we never intended, and what we proposed to do, we leave undone.

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