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

Petrarch

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
Who over-refines his argument brings himself to grief.
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Argument Grief Himself
A good death does honour to a whole life.
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Death Goodness Life
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
Alack our life, so beautiful to see, With how much ease life losest, in a day, What many years with pain and toil amassed!
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Beautiful Life Pain
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
Love is the crowning grace of humanity, the holiest right of the soul, the golden link which binds us to duty and truth, the redeeming principle that chiefly reconciles the heart to life, and is prophetic of eternal good.
PETRARCH

Crown Forever Goodness Grace Heart Humanity Life Love Principle Right Soul Truth
I would have preferred to have been born in any other time than our own.
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Born Ourselves Preference Time
Reality is always the foe of famous names.
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Foe Names Reality
A short cut to riches is to subtract from our desires.
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Cutting Desire Inspirational
Love is the crowning grace of humanity.
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Crown Grace Humanity Love One Liner
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
Often on earth the gentlest heart is fain To feed and banquet on another’s woe.
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Earth Enemy Heart
I have taken pride in others, never in myself.
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Myself Pride
There is no lighter burden, nor more agreeable, than a pen.
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Agreement Burden Light Pen Poet
Continued work and application form my soul’s nourishment. So soon as I commenced to rest and relax I should cease to live.
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Application Live Myself Nourishment Soul Work

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