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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

The greater I am, the greater shall be my efforts.
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Effort Greatness Myself
Reality is always the foe of famous names.
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Enemy Famous Name One Liner Reality
Do you suppose there is any living man so unreasonable that if he found himself stricken with a dangerous ailment he would not anxiously desire to regain the blessing of health?
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Blessing Dangerous Health Live Man Reason Yourself
The end of doubt is the beginning of repose.
PETRARCH

Beginning Doubt End One Liner
Books can warm the heart with friendly words and counsel, entering into a close relationship with us which is articulate and alive.
PETRARCH

Alive Book Friendship Heart Relationship Warm
Man has not a greater enemy than himself.
PETRARCH

Enemy Greatness Himself Man
When the poet died his cat was put to death and mummified.
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Animal Cat Death Poet
Mere elegance of language can produce at best but an empty renown.
PETRARCH

Elegant Empty Language Production
I have taken pride in others, never in myself.
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Myself Pride
Who over-refines his argument brings himself to grief.
PETRARCH

Argument Grief Himself
To be able to say how much love, is love but little.
PETRARCH

Calculation Love
Life in itself is short enough, but the physicians with their art, know to their amusement, how to make it still shorter.
PETRARCH

Amusement Enough Life Short
Reality is always the foe of famous names.
PETRARCH

Foe Names Reality
Virtue is health, vice is sickness.
PETRARCH

Health One Liner Sick Vice Virtue
What name to call thee by, O virgin fair, I know not, for thy looks are not of earth And more than mortal seems thy countenances.
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Earth Known Moral Myself Name
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.
PETRARCH

Fame Glory Heaven Myself Seek Thinking

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

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