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

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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
Man has no greater enemy than himself. I have acted contrary to my sentiments and inclination; throughout our whole lives we do what we never intended, and what we proposed to do, we leave undone.
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Enemy Greatness Man Propose
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
Reality is always the foe of famous names.
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Enemy Famous Name One Liner Reality
Mere elegance of language can produce at best but an empty renown.
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Elegant Empty Language Production
A good death does honour to a whole life.
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Death Goodness Life
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
How quick the old woe follows a little bliss!
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Bliss Follow Old Quick
For virtue only finds eternal Fame.
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Fame Finding Forever Virtue
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
For style beyond the genius never dares.
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Beyond Dare Genius Style
Ruthless striving, overcomes everything.
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Endurance Perseverance Strive
I would have preferred to have been born in any other time than our own.
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Born Ourselves Preference Time
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
Hitherto your eyes have been darkened and you have looked too much, yes, far too much, upon the things of earth. If these so much delight you what shall be your rapture when you lift your gaze to things eternal!
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Darkness Earth Eyes Forever Sight Yourself
The greater I am, the greater shall be my efforts.
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Effort Greatness Myself

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