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The time will come when every change shall cease, This quick revolving wheel shall rest in peace: No summer then shall glow, not winter freeze; Nothing shall be to come, and nothing past, But an eternal now shall ever last.

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When the poet died his cat was put to death and mummified.
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Animal Cat Death Poet
And tears are heard within the harp I touch.
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Music Myself Tears Touch
Who naught suspects is easily deceived.
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Easy One Liner Suspect
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 Fortune Honor Oneself Respect
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
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
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
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
While life is in your body, you have the rein of all thoughts in your hands.
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Body Hands Life Thinking
For virtue only finds eternal Fame.
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Fame Finding Forever Virtue
All pleasure in the world is a passing dream.
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Dreaming Pass Pleasure World
Love is the crowning grace of humanity.
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Crown Grace Humanity Love One Liner
For death betimes is comfort, not dismay, and who can rightly die needs no delay.
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Comfort Death Need Right
A short cut to riches is to subtract from our desires.
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Cutting Desire Inspirational
The greater I am, the greater shall be my efforts.
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Effort Greatness Myself
The end of doubt is the beginning of repose.
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Beginning Doubt End One Liner

The time will come when every change shall cease, This quick revolving wheel shall rest in peace: No summer then shall glow, not winter freeze; Nothing shall be to come, and nothing past, But an eternal now shall ever last.

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The time will come when every change shall cease, This quick revolving wheel shall rest in peace: No summer then shall glow, not winter freeze; Nothing shall be to come, and nothing past, But an eternal now shall ever last.

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