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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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I know and love the good, yet, ah! the worst pursue.
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Goodness Known Love Pursue Worst
For virtue only finds eternal Fame.
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Fame Finding Forever Virtue
I have taken pride in others, never in myself.
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Myself Pride
Reality is always the foe of famous names.
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Enemy Famous Name One Liner Reality
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
He loves but lightly who his love can tell.
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Himself Light Love
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
Often on earth the gentlest heart is fain To feed and banquet on another’s woe.
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Earth Enemy Heart
Often have I wondered with much curiosity as to our coming into this world and what will follow our departure.
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Curiosity Follow Wonder World
Nothing mortal is enduring, and there is nothing sweet which does not presently end in bitterness.
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Bitterness Endurance Mortal Present
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
A good death does honour to a whole life.
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Death Goodness Life
I have friends whose society is delightful to me; they are persons of all countries and of all ages; distinguished in war, in council, and in letters; easy to live with, always at my command.
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Command Country Delight Easy Friendship Live Myself Society
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
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
For death betimes is comfort, not dismay, and who can rightly die needs no delay.
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Comfort Death Need Right

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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