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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

He loves but lightly who his love can tell.
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Himself Light Love
A good death does honour to a whole life.
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Death Goodness Life
Go, grieving rimes of mine, to that hard stone Whereunder lies my darling, lies my dear, And cry to her to speak from heaven’s sphere.
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Cry Grief Heaven Lying
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
A short cut to riches is to subtract from our desires.
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Desire Ourselves Rich
Love is the crowning grace of humanity.
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Crown Grace Humanity Love One Liner
The aged love what is practical while impetuous youth longs only for what is dazzling.
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Age Difference Love Practice Relationship
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
All pleasure in the world is a passing dream.
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Dreaming Pass Pleasure World
Who over-refines his argument brings himself to grief
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Argument Grief Refine
I rejoiced in my progress, mourned my weaknesses, and commiserated the universal instability of human conduct.
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Human Mourn Progress Weakness
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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Ambition Enemy Enjoyment Jealous Peace
I have taken pride in others, never in myself.
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Myself Pride
It is better to will the good than to know the truth.
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Better Goodness Known Willing
The end of doubt is the beginning of repose.
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Beginning Doubt End One Liner

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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