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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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Reality is always the foe of famous names.
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Enemy Famous Name One Liner Reality
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
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
Five enemies of peace inhabit with us – avarice, ambition, envy, anger, and pride; if these were to be banished, we should infallibly enjoy perpetual peace.
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Ambition Enemy Enjoyment Jealous Peace
A good death does honour to a whole life.
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Death Goodness Life
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 have led some to learning and others to madness.
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Book Leadership Learning Madness
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
The greater I am, the greater shall be my efforts.
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Effort Greatness Myself
All pleasure in the world is a passing dream.
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Dreaming Pass Pleasure World
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
When the poet died his cat was put to death and mummified.
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Animal Cat Death Poet
I would have preferred to have been born in any other time than our own.
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Born Ourselves Preference Time
The time will come when every change shall cease, This quick revolving wheel shall rest in peace: No summer then shall glow, not winter freeze; Nothing shall be to come, and nothing past, But an eternal now shall ever last.
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Change Forever Glow Last Quick Time
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
Where you are is of no moment, but only what you are doing there. It is not the place that ennobles you, but you the place, and this only by doing that which is great and noble.
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Greatness Moments Noble Place Yourself

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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