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You keep to your own ways and leave mine to me.

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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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Construction Emperor Palace
For virtue only finds eternal Fame.
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Fame Finding Forever Virtue
You keep to your own ways and leave mine to me.
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Leaving Myself Way Yourself
The aged love what is practical while impetuous youth longs only for what is dazzling.
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Age Difference Love Practice Relationship
He loves but lightly who his love can tell.
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Himself Light Love
Often on earth the gentlest heart is fain To feed and banquet on another’s woe.
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Earth Enemy Heart
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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Change Forever Glow Last Quick Time
Mere elegance of language can produce at best but an empty renown.
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Elegant Empty Language Production
Reality is always the foe of famous names.
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Enemy Famous Name One Liner Reality
I rejoiced in my progress, mourned my weaknesses, and commiserated the universal instability of human conduct.
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Human Mourn Progress Weakness
Great errors seldom originate but with men of great minds.
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Greatness Man Mindset Mistake
For style beyond the genius never dares.
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Beyond Dare Genius Style
While life is in your body, you have the rein of all thoughts in your hands.
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Body Hands Life Thinking
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
To be able to say how much love, is love but little.
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Calculation Love
For death betimes is comfort, not dismay, and who can rightly die needs no delay.
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Comfort Death Need Right

You keep to your own ways and leave mine to me.

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