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Do you suppose there is any living man so unreasonable that if he found himself stricken with a dangerous ailment he would not anxiously desire to regain the blessing of health?

Petrarch

Who naught suspects is easily deceived.
PETRARCH

Easy One Liner Suspect
A short cut to riches is to subtract from our desires.
PETRARCH

Desire Ourselves Rich
I freeze and burn, love is bitter and sweet, my sighs are tempests and my tears are floods, I am in ecstasy and agony, I am possessed by memories of her and I am in exile from myself.
PETRARCH

Love Memories Sweet
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.
PETRARCH

Change Forever Glow Last Quick Time
Reality is always the foe of famous names.
PETRARCH

Foe Names Reality
There is no lighter burden, nor more agreeable, than a pen.
PETRARCH

Agreement Burden Light Pen Poet
Often have I wondered with much curiosity as to our coming into this world and what will follow our departure.
PETRARCH

Curiosity Follow Wonder World
It is better to will the good than to know the truth.
PETRARCH

Better Goodness Known Willing
And tears are heard within the harp I touch.
PETRARCH

Music Myself Tears Touch
When the poet died his cat was put to death and mummified.
PETRARCH

Animal Cat Death Poet
Do you suppose there is any living man so unreasonable that if he found himself stricken with a dangerous ailment he would not anxiously desire to regain the blessing of health?
PETRARCH

Blessing Dangerous Health Live Man Reason Yourself
He loves but lightly who his love can tell.
PETRARCH

Himself Light Love
I would have preferred to have been born in any other time than our own.
PETRARCH

Born Ourselves Preference Time
Suspicion is the cancer of friendship.
PETRARCH

Cancer Friendship One Liner Suspicious
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.
PETRARCH

Fame Glory Heaven Myself Seek Thinking
Where you are is of no moment, but only what you are doing there. It is not the place that ennobles you, but you the place, and this only by doing that which is great and noble.
PETRARCH

Greatness Moments Noble Place Yourself

Do you suppose there is any living man so unreasonable that if he found himself stricken with a dangerous ailment he would not anxiously desire to regain the blessing of health?

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