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I know and love the good, yet, ah! the worst pursue.

Petrarch

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
Ruthless striving, overcomes everything.
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Overcome Ruthless Strive
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
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
Mere elegance of language can produce at best but an empty renown.
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Elegant Empty Language Production
Who naught suspects is easily deceived.
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Easy One Liner Suspect
Perhaps out there, somewhere, someone is sighing for your absence; and with this thought, my soul begins to breathe.
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Absence Beginning Breathe Myself Soul
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
For virtue only finds eternal Fame.
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Fame Finding Forever Virtue
Ruthless striving, overcomes everything.
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Endurance Perseverance Strive
Man has not a greater enemy than himself.
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Enemy Greatness Himself Man
Often on earth the gentlest heart is fain To feed and banquet on another’s woe.
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Earth Enemy Heart
Who over-refines his argument brings himself to grief.
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Argument Grief Himself
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
The end of doubt is the beginning of repose.
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Beginning Doubt End One Liner
A good death does honour to a whole life.
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Death Goodness Life

I know and love the good, yet, ah! the worst pursue.

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