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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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The greater I am, the greater shall be my efforts.
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Effort Greatness Myself
A short cut to riches is to subtract from our desires.
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Cutting Desire Inspirational
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
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
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
Reality is always the foe of famous names.
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Foe Names Reality
Do you suppose there is any living man so unreasonable that if he found himself stricken with a dangerous ailment he would not anxiously desire to regain the blessing of health?
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Blessing Dangerous Health Live Man Reason Yourself
How quick the old woe follows a little bliss!
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Bliss Follow Old Quick
Who over-refines his argument brings himself to grief.
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Argument Grief Himself
For style beyond the genius never dares.
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Beyond Dare Genius Style
I rejoiced in my progress, mourned my weaknesses, and commiserated the universal instability of human conduct.
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Human Mourn Progress Weakness
Rarely do great beauty and great virtue dwell together.
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Greatness Togetherness
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 difficult it is to save the bark of reputation from the rocks of ignorance.
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Bark Difficult Ignorance Save
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
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

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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