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Who over-refines his argument brings himself to grief.

Petrarch

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
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
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
Ruthless striving, overcomes everything.
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Overcome Ruthless Strive
How fortune brings to earth the over-sure!
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Earth Fortune
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
I rejoiced in my progress, mourned my weaknesses, and commiserated the universal instability of human conduct.
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Human Mourn Progress Weakness
And tears are heard within the harp I touch.
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Music Myself Tears Touch
Hope is incredible to the slave of grief.
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Grief Hope Incredible Slave
Who over-refines his argument brings himself to grief
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Argument Grief Refine
Reality is always the foe of famous names.
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Foe Names Reality
For virtue only finds eternal Fame.
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Fame Finding Forever Virtue
To be able to say how much love, is love but little.
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Calculation Love
Man has not a greater enemy than himself.
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Enemy Greatness Himself Man
I freeze and burn, love is bitter and sweet, my sighs are tempests and my tears are floods, I am in ecstasy and agony, I am possessed by memories of her and I am in exile from myself.
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Bitter Burn Freeze Memories Myself Sweet

Who over-refines his argument brings himself to grief.

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