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I saw the tracks of angels in the earth: the beauty of heaven walking by itself on the world.

Petrarch

Love is the crowning grace of humanity.
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Crown Grace Humanity Love One Liner
Nothing mortal is enduring, and there is nothing sweet which does not presently end in bitterness.
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Bitterness Endurance Mortal Present
Death had his grudge against me, and he got up in the way, like an armed robber, with a pike in his hand.
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Death Grudge Hands Himself
Sameness is the mother of disgust, variety the cure.
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Cure Disgust Mother
How difficult it is to save the bark of reputation from the rocks of ignorance.
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Bark Difficult Ignorance Save
How quick the old woe follows a little bliss!
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Bliss Follow Old Quick
For style beyond the genius never dares.
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Beyond Dare Genius Style
Ruthless striving, overcomes everything.
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Endurance Perseverance Strive
Reality is always the foe of famous names.
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Foe Names Reality
Suspicion is the cancer of friendship.
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Cancer Friendship One Liner Suspicious
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
Rarely do great beauty and great virtue dwell together.
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Greatness Togetherness
Man has no greater enemy than himself. I have acted contrary to my sentiments and inclination; throughout our whole lives we do what we never intended, and what we proposed to do, we leave undone.
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Enemy Greatness Man Propose
There is no lighter burden, nor more agreeable, than a pen.
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Agreement Burden Light Pen Poet
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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Desire Ourselves Rich

I saw the tracks of angels in the earth: the beauty of heaven walking by itself on the world.

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