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The aged love what is practical while impetuous youth longs only for what is dazzling.

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For though I am a body of this earth, my firm desire is born from the stars.
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Body Desire Earth Myself Stars
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
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
The greater I am, the greater shall be my efforts.
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Effort Greatness Myself
For virtue only finds eternal Fame.
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Fame Finding Forever Virtue
The aged love what is practical while impetuous youth longs only for what is dazzling.
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Age Difference Love Practice Relationship
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 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
A short cut to riches is to subtract from our desires.
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Cutting Desire Inspirational
The end of doubt is the beginning of repose.
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Beginning Doubt End One Liner
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
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
An equal doom clipp’d Time’s blest wings of peace.
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Equality Peace Time Wings
You keep to your own ways and leave mine to me.
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Leaving Myself Way Yourself
Reality is always the foe of famous names.
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Enemy Famous Name One Liner Reality

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