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For virtue only finds eternal Fame.

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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
Ruthless striving, overcomes everything.
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Endurance Perseverance Strive
For virtue only finds eternal Fame.
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Fame Finding Forever Virtue
Rarely do great beauty and great virtue dwell together.
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Greatness Togetherness
I have taken pride in others, never in myself.
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Myself Pride
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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Comparison Earth Mountain Myself
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.
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Crown Forever Goodness Grace Heart Humanity Life Love Principle Right Soul Truth
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 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
Who over-refines his argument brings himself to grief
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Argument Grief Refine
Who over-refines his argument brings himself to grief.
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Argument Grief Himself
It is better to will the good than to know the truth.
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Better Goodness Known Willing
Love is the crowning grace of humanity.
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Crown Grace Humanity Love One Liner
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
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
Who naught suspects is easily deceived.
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Easy One Liner Suspect

For virtue only finds eternal Fame.

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