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For death betimes is comfort, not dismay, and who can rightly die needs no delay.

Petrarch

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
I would have preferred to have been born in any other time than our own.
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Born Ourselves Preference Time
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
Reality is always the foe of famous names.
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Enemy Famous Name One Liner Reality
Nothing mortal is enduring, and there is nothing sweet which does not presently end in bitterness.
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Bitterness Endurance Mortal Present
Who naught suspects is easily deceived.
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Easy One Liner Suspect
Hitherto your eyes have been darkened and you have looked too much, yes, far too much, upon the things of earth. If these so much delight you what shall be your rapture when you lift your gaze to things eternal!
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Darkness Earth Eyes Forever Sight Yourself
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.
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Greatness Moments Noble Place Yourself
For style beyond the genius never dares.
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Beyond Dare Genius Style
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
He loves but lightly who his love can tell.
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Himself Light Love
Mere elegance of language can produce at best but an empty renown.
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Elegant Empty Language Production
Who over-refines his argument brings himself to grief.
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Argument Grief Himself
Man has not a greater enemy than himself.
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Enemy Greatness Himself Man
What name to call thee by, O virgin fair, I know not, for thy looks are not of earth And more than mortal seems thy countenances.
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Earth Known Moral Myself Name
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

For death betimes is comfort, not dismay, and who can rightly die needs no delay.

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