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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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For virtue only finds eternal Fame.
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Fame Finding Forever Virtue
Man has no greater enemy than himself. I have acted contrary to my sentiments and inclination; throughout our whole lives we do what we never intended, and what we proposed to do, we leave undone.
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Enemy Greatness Man Propose
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
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
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
A short cut to riches is to subtract from our desires.
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Cutting Desire Inspirational
He loves but lightly who his love can tell.
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Himself Light Love
The aged love what is practical while impetuous youth longs only for what is dazzling.
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Age Difference Love Practice Relationship
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 saw the tracks of angels in the earth: the beauty of heaven walking by itself on the world.
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Angel Beautiful Earth Walk World
Ruthless striving, overcomes everything.
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Overcome Ruthless Strive
And tears are heard within the harp I touch.
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Music Myself Tears Touch
From thought to thought, from mountain peak to mountain. Love leads me on; for I can never still My trouble on the world’s well beaten ways.
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Leadership Love Mountain Myself Thinking Well World
Man has not a greater enemy than himself.
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Enemy Greatness Himself Man
Who naught suspects is easily deceived.
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Easy One Liner Suspect
It is more honorable to be raised to a throne than to be born to one. Fortune bestows the one, merit obtains the other.
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Born Merit Throne

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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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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