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A short cut to riches is to subtract from our desires.
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Desire Ourselves Rich
Ruthless striving, overcomes everything.
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Endurance Perseverance Strive
Ruthless striving, overcomes everything.
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Overcome Ruthless Strive
How difficult it is to save the bark of reputation from the rocks of ignorance.
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Bark Difficult Ignorance Save
I rejoiced in my progress, mourned my weaknesses, and commiserated the universal instability of human conduct.
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Human Mourn Progress Weakness
I saw the tracks of angels in the earth: the beauty of heaven walking by itself on the world.
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Angel Beautiful Earth Walk World
Reality is always the foe of famous names.
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Enemy Famous Name One Liner Reality
Where are the numerous constructions erected by Agrippa, of which only the Pantheon remains? Where are the splendorous palaces of the emperors?
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Construction Emperor Palace
When the poet died his cat was put to death and mummified.
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Animal Cat Death Poet
And tears are heard within the harp I touch.
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Music Myself Tears Touch
Man has not a greater enemy than himself.
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Enemy Greatness Himself Man
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 Merit Throne
Reality is always the foe of famous names.
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Foe Names Reality
The greater I am, the greater shall be my efforts.
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Effort Greatness Myself
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
Wanting is not enough, long and you attain it.
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Effort Enough Longing

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