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Nothing mortal is enduring, and there is nothing sweet which does not presently end in bitterness.

Petrarch

And tears are heard within the harp I touch.
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Music Myself Tears Touch
Death had his grudge against me, and he got up in the way, like an armed robber, with a pike in his hand.
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Death Grudge Hands Himself
To be able to say how much love, is love but little.
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Calculation Love
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
How fortune brings to earth the over-sure!
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Earth Fortune
A good death does honour to a whole life.
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Death Goodness Life
Love is the crowning grace of humanity.
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Crown Grace Humanity Love One Liner
How quick the old woe follows a little bliss!
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Bliss Follow Old Quick
Ruthless striving, overcomes everything.
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Overcome Ruthless Strive
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
He loves but lightly who his love can tell.
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Himself Light Love
For death betimes is comfort, not dismay, and who can rightly die needs no delay.
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Comfort Death Need Right
You keep to your own ways and leave mine to me.
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Leaving Myself Way Yourself
Great errors seldom originate but with men of great minds.
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Greatness Man Mindset Mistake
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
The aged love what is practical while impetuous youth longs only for what is dazzling.
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Age Difference Love Practice Relationship

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