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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.

Petrarch

For death betimes is comfort, not dismay, and who can rightly die needs no delay.
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Comfort Death Need Right
Often on earth the gentlest heart is fain To feed and banquet on another’s woe.
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Earth Enemy Heart
The greater I am, the greater shall be my efforts.
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Effort Greatness Myself
A good death does honour to a whole life.
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Death Goodness Life
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
Ruthless striving, overcomes everything.
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Endurance Perseverance Strive
Man has not a greater enemy than himself.
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Enemy Greatness Himself Man
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
To be able to say how much love, is love but little.
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Calculation Love
Sameness is the mother of disgust, variety the cure.
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Cure Disgust Mother
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
Suspicion is the cancer of friendship.
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Cancer Friendship One Liner Suspicious
There is no lighter burden, nor more agreeable, than a pen.
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Agreement Burden Light Pen Poet
It may be only glory that we seek here, but I persuade myself that, as long as we remain here, that is right. Another glory awaits us in heaven and he who reaches there will not wish even to think of earthly fame.
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Fame Glory Heaven Myself Seek Thinking
The aged love what is practical while impetuous youth longs only for what is dazzling.
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Age Difference Love Practice Relationship
Who over-refines his argument brings himself to grief
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Argument Grief Refine

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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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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