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For virtue only finds eternal Fame.

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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
For virtue only finds eternal Fame.
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Fame Finding Forever Virtue
He loves but lightly who his love can tell.
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Himself Light Love
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
I rejoiced in my progress, mourned my weaknesses, and commiserated the universal instability of human conduct.
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Human Mourn Progress Weakness
I have taken pride in others, never in myself.
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Myself Pride
Who naught suspects is easily deceived.
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Easy One Liner Suspect
A good death does honour to a whole life.
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Death Goodness Life
Where are the numerous constructions erected by Agrippa, of which only the Pantheon remains? Where are the splendorous palaces of the emperors?
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Construction Emperor Palace
From thought to thought, from mountain peak to mountain. Love leads me on; for I can never still My trouble on the world’s well beaten ways.
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Leadership Love Mountain Myself Thinking Well World
Great errors seldom originate but with men of great minds.
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Error Men Mind
For style beyond the genius never dares.
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Beyond Dare Genius Style
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
Virtue is health, vice is sickness.
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Health One Liner Sick Vice Virtue
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

For virtue only finds eternal Fame.

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