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Great errors seldom originate but with men of great minds.

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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
Do you suppose there is any living man so unreasonable that if he found himself stricken with a dangerous ailment he would not anxiously desire to regain the blessing of health?
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Blessing Dangerous Health Live Man Reason Yourself
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
And tears are heard within the harp I touch.
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Music Myself Tears Touch
Ruthless striving, overcomes everything.
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Overcome Ruthless Strive
Wanting is not enough, long and you attain it.
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Effort Enough Longing
For death betimes is comfort, not dismay, and who can rightly die needs no delay.
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Comfort Death Need Right
Who over-refines his argument brings himself to grief.
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Argument Grief Himself
Often on earth the gentlest heart is fain To feed and banquet on another’s woe.
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Earth Enemy Heart
There is no lighter burden, nor more agreeable, than a pen.
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Agreement Burden Light Pen Poet
The greater I am, the greater shall be my efforts.
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Effort Greatness Myself
What name to call thee by, O virgin fair, I know not, for thy looks are not of earth And more than mortal seems thy countenances.
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Earth Known Moral Myself Name
Man has not a greater enemy than himself.
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Enemy Greatness Himself Man
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
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
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

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