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Sameness is the mother of disgust, variety the cure.

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Reality is always the foe of famous names.
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Foe Names Reality
I have taken pride in others, never in myself.
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Myself Pride
Wanting is not enough, long and you attain it.
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Effort Enough Longing
I desire that death find me ready and writing, or if it please Christ, praying and intears.
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Death Desire Finding Myself Ready
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
Great errors seldom originate but with men of great minds.
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Error Men Mind
Great errors seldom originate but with men of great minds.
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Greatness Man Mindset Mistake
The end of doubt is the beginning of repose.
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Beginning Doubt End One Liner
For virtue only finds eternal Fame.
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Fame Finding Forever Virtue
How quick the old woe follows a little bliss!
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Bliss Follow Old Quick
All pleasure in the world is a passing dream.
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Dreaming Pass Pleasure World
A short cut to riches is to subtract from our desires.
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Cutting Desire Inspirational
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 Fortune Honor Oneself Respect
For though I am a body of this earth, my firm desire is born from the stars.
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Body Desire Earth Myself Stars
Sameness is the mother of disgust, variety the cure.
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Cure Disgust Mother
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

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