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He loves but lightly who his love can tell.

Petrarch

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
Great errors seldom originate but with men of great minds.
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Error Men Mind
The greater I am, the greater shall be my efforts.
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Effort Greatness Myself
When the poet died his cat was put to death and mummified.
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Animal Cat Death Poet
Often on earth the gentlest heart is fain To feed and banquet on another’s woe.
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Earth Enemy Heart
Mere elegance of language can produce at best but an empty renown.
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Elegant Empty Language Production
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
And men go about to wonder at the heights of the mountains, and the mighty waves of the sea, and the wide sweep of rivers, and the circuit of the ocean, and the revolution of the stars, but themselves they consider not.
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Height Man Mountain Revolution Stars Wonder
Who over-refines his argument brings himself to grief
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Argument Grief Refine
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 Fortune Honor Oneself Respect
Who over-refines his argument brings himself to grief.
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Argument Grief Himself
Hope is incredible to the slave of grief.
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Grief Hope Incredible Slave
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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Bitter Burn Freeze Memories Myself Sweet
Man has not a greater enemy than himself.
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Enemy Greatness Himself Man
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
And tears are heard within the harp I touch.
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Music Myself Tears Touch

He loves but lightly who his love can tell.

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