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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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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Events appear sad, pleasant, or painful, not because they are so in reality, but because we believe them to be so and the light in which we look at them depends upon our own judgment.
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Often have I wondered with much curiosity as to our coming into this world and what will follow our departure.

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Often have I wondered with much curiosity as to our coming into this world and what will follow our departure.
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Nothing mortal is enduring, and there is nothing sweet which does not presently end in bitterness.
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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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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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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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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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Who over-refines his argument brings himself to grief.
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Hope is incredible to the slave of grief.
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Incredible
There is no lighter burden, nor more agreeable, than a pen.

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There is no lighter burden, nor more agreeable, than a pen.
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Agreement Pen
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.

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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.
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Ruthless striving, overcomes everything.

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Ruthless striving, overcomes everything.
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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 is a sleep that ends our dreaming. Oh, that we may be allowed to wake before death wakes us.
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End
Reality is always the foe of famous names.

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Reality is always the foe of famous names.
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Famous Name
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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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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I rejoiced in my progress, mourned my weaknesses, and commiserated the universal instability of human conduct.

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I rejoiced in my progress, mourned my weaknesses, and commiserated the universal instability of human conduct.
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Books have led some to learning and others to madness.
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For virtue only finds eternal Fame.
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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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