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I rejoiced in my progress, mourned my weaknesses, and commiserated the universal instability of human conduct.

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How quick the old woe follows a little bliss!
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Bliss Follow Old Quick
You keep to your own ways and leave mine to me.
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Leaving Myself Way Yourself
I have taken pride in others, never in myself.
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Myself Pride
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
It may be only glory that we seek here, but I persuade myself that, as long as we remain here, that is right. Another glory awaits us in heaven and he who reaches there will not wish even to think of earthly fame.
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Fame Glory Heaven Myself Seek Thinking
He loves but lightly who his love can tell.
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Himself Light Love
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
How difficult it is to save the bark of reputation from the rocks of ignorance.
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Bark Difficult Ignorance Save
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
The greater I am, the greater shall be my efforts.
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Effort Greatness Myself
Who over-refines his argument brings himself to grief.
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Argument Grief Himself
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
For style beyond the genius never dares.
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Beyond Dare Genius Style
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
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

I rejoiced in my progress, mourned my weaknesses, and commiserated the universal instability of human conduct.

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