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Virtue is health, vice is sickness.

Petrarch

Where are the numerous constructions erected by Agrippa, of which only the Pantheon remains? Where are the splendorous palaces of the emperors?
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Construction Emperor Palace
My flowery and green age was passing away, and I feeling a chill in the fires had been wasting my heart, for I was drawing near the hillside above the grave.
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Age Chill Draw Feeling Flower Green Myself
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
How quick the old woe follows a little bliss!
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Bliss Follow Old Quick
Man has not a greater enemy than himself.
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Enemy Greatness Himself Man
I have taken pride in others, never in myself.
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Myself Pride
Ruthless striving, overcomes everything.
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Overcome Ruthless Strive
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
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
Often on earth the gentlest heart is fain To feed and banquet on another’s woe.
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Earth Enemy Heart
All pleasure in the world is a passing dream.
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Dreaming Pass Pleasure World
Death is a sleep that ends our dreaming. Oh, that we may be allowed to wake before death wakes us.
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Death Dreams End Sleep Wake Up
Love is the crowning grace of humanity.
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Crown Grace Humanity Love One Liner
Who over-refines his argument brings himself to grief
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Argument Grief Refine
You keep to your own ways and leave mine to me.
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Leaving Myself Way Yourself
Ruthless striving, overcomes everything.
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Endurance Perseverance Strive

Virtue is health, vice is sickness.

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