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Often have I wondered with much curiosity as to our coming into this world and what will follow our departure.

Petrarch

Hope is incredible to the slave of grief.
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Grief Hope Incredible Slave
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 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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Error Men Mind
All pleasure in the world is a passing dream.
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Dreaming Pass Pleasure World
You keep to your own ways and leave mine to me.
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Leaving Myself Way Yourself
And tears are heard within the harp I touch.
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Music Myself Tears Touch
The aged love what is practical while impetuous youth longs only for what is dazzling.
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Age Difference Love Practice Relationship
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
He loves but lightly who his love can tell.
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Himself Light Love
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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Appearance Judgement Ourselves Pain Reality Sadness
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
A short cut to riches is to subtract from our desires.
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Desire Ourselves Rich
Wanting is not enough, long and you attain it.
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Effort Enough Longing
Continued work and application form my soul’s nourishment. So soon as I commenced to rest and relax I should cease to live.
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Application Live Myself Nourishment Soul Work
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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Love Memories Sweet

Often have I wondered with much curiosity as to our coming into this world and what will follow our departure.

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