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For style beyond the genius never dares.
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Beyond Dare Genius Style
Often have I wondered with much curiosity as to our coming into this world and what will follow our departure.
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Curiosity Follow Wonder World
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
All pleasure in the world is a passing dream.
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Dreaming Pass Pleasure World
A good death does honour to a whole life.
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Death Goodness Life
Books can warm the heart with friendly words and counsel, entering into a close relationship with us which is articulate and alive.
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Alive Book Friendship Heart Relationship Warm
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
Life in itself is short enough, but the physicians with their art, know to their amusement, how to make it still shorter.
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Amusement Enough Life Short
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
To be able to say how much love, is love but little.
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Calculation Love
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
How quick the old woe follows a little bliss!
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Bliss Follow Old Quick
Ruthless striving, overcomes everything.
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Overcome Ruthless Strive
There is no lighter burden, nor more agreeable, than a pen.
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Agreement Burden Light Pen Poet
How difficult it is to save the bark of reputation from the rocks of ignorance.
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Bark Difficult Ignorance Save

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