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Who over-refines his argument brings himself to grief.

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Sameness is the mother of disgust, variety the cure.
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Cure Disgust Mother
Virtue is health, vice is sickness.
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Health One Liner Sick Vice Virtue
Who over-refines his argument brings himself to grief.
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Argument Grief Himself
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
I looked back at the summit of the mountain, which seemed but a cubit high in comparison with the height of human contemplation, were in not too often merged in the corruptions of the earth.
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Comparison Earth Mountain Myself
The aged love what is practical while impetuous youth longs only for what is dazzling.
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Age Difference Love Practice Relationship
Man has not a greater enemy than himself.
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Enemy Greatness Himself Man
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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Love is the crowning grace of humanity.
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The end of doubt is the beginning of repose.
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Beginning Doubt End One Liner
Great errors seldom originate but with men of great minds.
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Greatness Man Mindset Mistake
I know and love the good, yet, ah! the worst pursue.
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Goodness Known Love Pursue Worst
Who over-refines his argument brings himself to grief
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Argument Grief Refine
Books have led some to learning and others to madness.
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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
The greater I am, the greater shall be my efforts.
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Effort Greatness Myself

Who over-refines his argument brings himself to grief.

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