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Sameness is the mother of disgust, variety the cure.

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For virtue only finds eternal Fame.
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Fame Finding Forever Virtue
Often on earth the gentlest heart is fain To feed and banquet on another’s woe.
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Earth Enemy Heart
I would have preferred to have been born in any other time than our own.
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Born Ourselves Preference Time
Life in itself is short enough, but the physicians with their art, know to their amusement, how to make it still shorter.
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Amusement Enough Life Short
A good death does honour to a whole life.
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Death Goodness Life
All pleasure in the world is a passing dream.
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Dreaming Pass Pleasure World
The end of doubt is the beginning of repose.
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Beginning Doubt End One Liner
Events appear sad, pleasant, or painful, not because they are so in reality, but because we believe them to be so and the light in which we look at them depends upon our own judgment.
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Appearance Judgement Ourselves Pain Reality Sadness
A short cut to riches is to subtract from our desires.
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Desire Ourselves Rich
Who over-refines his argument brings himself to grief.
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Argument Grief Himself
And I live on, but in grief and self-contempt, Left here without the light I loved so much, In a great tempest and with shrouds unkempt.
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Greatness Grief Light Live Love Myself
How difficult it is to save the bark of reputation from the rocks of ignorance.
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Bark Difficult Ignorance Save
Who naught suspects is easily deceived.
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Easy One Liner Suspect
For style beyond the genius never dares.
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Beyond Dare Genius Style
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
Wanting is not enough, long and you attain it.
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Effort Enough Longing

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