Five enemies of peace inhabit with us – avarice, ambition, envy, anger, and pride; if these were to be banished, we should infallibly enjoy perpetual peace.
PETRARCHWhen the poet died his cat was put to death and mummified.
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Five enemies of peace inhabit with us – avarice, ambition, envy, anger, and pride; if these were to be banished, we should infallibly enjoy perpetual peace.
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Often have I wondered with much curiosity as to our coming into this world and what will follow our departure.
PETRARCHOften have I wondered with much curiosity as to our coming into this world and what will follow our departure.
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Often on earth the gentlest heart is fain To feed and banquet on another’s woe.
PETRARCHOften on earth the gentlest heart is fain To feed and banquet on another’s woe.
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Rarely do great beauty and great virtue dwell together.
PETRARCHRarely do great beauty and great virtue dwell together.
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When the poet died his cat was put to death and mummified.
PETRARCHWhen the poet died his cat was put to death and mummified.
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For though I am a body of this earth, my firm desire is born from the stars.
PETRARCHFor though I am a body of this earth, my firm desire is born from the stars.
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A short cut to riches is to subtract from our desires.
PETRARCHA short cut to riches is to subtract from our desires.
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Death had his grudge against me, and he got up in the way, like an armed robber, with a pike in his hand.
PETRARCHDeath 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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While life is in your body, you have the rein of all thoughts in your hands.
PETRARCHWhile life is in your body, you have the rein of all thoughts in your hands.
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How quick the old woe follows a little bliss!
PETRARCHHow quick the old woe follows a little bliss!
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How fortune brings to earth the over-sure!
PETRARCHHow fortune brings to earth the over-sure!
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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.
PETRARCHLove 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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There is no lighter burden, nor more agreeable, than a pen.
PETRARCHThere is no lighter burden, nor more agreeable, than a pen.
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Ruthless striving, overcomes everything.
PETRARCHRuthless striving, overcomes everything.
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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.
PETRARCHEvents 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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Wanting is not enough, long and you attain it.
PETRARCHWanting is not enough, long and you attain it.
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