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How difficult it is to save the bark of reputation from the rocks of ignorance.

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And I live on, but in grief and self-contempt, Left here without the light I loved so much, In a great tempest and with shrouds unkempt.
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Greatness Grief Light Live Love Myself
Mere elegance of language can produce at best but an empty renown.
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Elegant Empty Language Production
I looked back at the summit of the mountain, which seemed but a cubit high in comparison with the height of human contemplation, were in not too often merged in the corruptions of the earth.
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Comparison Earth Mountain Myself
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
To begin with myself, then, the utterances of men concerning me will differ widely, since in passing judgment almost every one is influenced not so much by truth as by preference, and good and evil report alike know no bounds.
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Beginning Bound Difference Influence Man Myself
Go, grieving rimes of mine, to that hard stone Whereunder lies my darling, lies my dear, And cry to her to speak from heaven’s sphere.
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Cry Grief Heaven Lying
I desire that death find me ready and writing, or if it please Christ, praying and intears.
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Death Desire Finding Myself Ready
Love is the crowning grace of humanity, the holiest right of the soul, the golden link which binds us to duty and truth, the redeeming principle that chiefly reconciles the heart to life, and is prophetic of eternal good.
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Crown Forever Goodness Grace Heart Humanity Life Love Principle Right Soul Truth
Great errors seldom originate but with men of great minds.
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Greatness Man Mindset Mistake
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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Fame Glory Heaven Myself Seek Thinking
All pleasure in the world is a passing dream.
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Dreaming Pass Pleasure World
To be able to say how much love, is love but little.
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Calculation Love
Who naught suspects is easily deceived.
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Easy One Liner Suspect
Love is the crowning grace of humanity.
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Crown Grace Humanity Love One Liner
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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Greatness Moments Noble Place Yourself

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