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Who over-refines his argument brings himself to grief.

Petrarch

My flowery and green age was passing away, and I feeling a chill in the fires had been wasting my heart, for I was drawing near the hillside above the grave.
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Age Chill Draw Feeling Flower Green Myself
It is better to will the good than to know the truth.
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Better Goodness Known Willing
Who over-refines his argument brings himself to grief
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Argument Grief Refine
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.
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Crown Forever Goodness Grace Heart Humanity Life Love Principle Right Soul Truth
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
Love is the crowning grace of humanity.
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Crown Grace Humanity Love One Liner
Wanting is not enough, long and you attain it.
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Effort Enough Longing
A short cut to riches is to subtract from our desires.
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Cutting Desire Inspirational
For style beyond the genius never dares.
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Beyond Dare Genius Style
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
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
To be able to say how much love, is love but little.
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Calculation Love
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
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
You keep to your own ways and leave mine to me.
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Leaving Myself Way Yourself
Ruthless striving, overcomes everything.
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Overcome Ruthless Strive

Who over-refines his argument brings himself to grief.

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