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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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How quick the old woe follows a little bliss!
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Bliss Follow Old Quick
It is better to will the good than to know the truth.
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Better Goodness Known Willing
A short cut to riches is to subtract from our desires.
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Cutting Desire Inspirational
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
Love is the crowning grace of humanity.
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Crown Grace Humanity Love One Liner
The time will come when every change shall cease, This quick revolving wheel shall rest in peace: No summer then shall glow, not winter freeze; Nothing shall be to come, and nothing past, But an eternal now shall ever last.
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Change Forever Glow Last Quick Time
Who over-refines his argument brings himself to grief.
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Argument Grief Himself
Sameness is the mother of disgust, variety the cure.
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Cure Disgust Mom
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
Often have I wondered with much curiosity as to our coming into this world and what will follow our departure.
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Curiosity Follow Wonder World
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
Often on earth the gentlest heart is fain To feed and banquet on another’s woe.
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Earth Enemy Heart
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
Virtue is health, vice is sickness.
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Health One Liner Sick Vice Virtue
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
Man has not a greater enemy than himself.
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Enemy Greatness Himself Man

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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