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A short cut to riches is to subtract from our desires.

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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
Reality is always the foe of famous names.
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Enemy Famous Name One Liner Reality
The aged love what is practical while impetuous youth longs only for what is dazzling.
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Age Difference Love Practice Relationship
The end of doubt is the beginning of repose.
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Beginning Doubt End One Liner
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
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
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
Death is a sleep that ends our dreaming. Oh, that we may be allowed to wake before death wakes us.
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Death Dreams End Sleep Wake Up
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
Who naught suspects is easily deceived.
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Easy One Liner Suspect
Books have led some to learning and others to madness.
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Book Leadership Learning Madness
A good death does honour to a whole life.
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Death Goodness Life
For style beyond the genius never dares.
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Beyond Dare Genius Style
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
Events appear sad, pleasant, or painful, not because they are so in reality, but because we believe them to be so and the light in which we look at them depends upon our own judgment.
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Appearance Judgement Ourselves Pain Reality Sadness
I have taken pride in others, never in myself.
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Myself Pride

A short cut to riches is to subtract from our desires.

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