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Who over-refines his argument brings himself to grief

Petrarch

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
Ruthless striving, overcomes everything.
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Overcome Ruthless Strive
Perhaps out there, somewhere, someone is sighing for your absence; and with this thought, my soul begins to breathe.
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Absence Beginning Breathe Myself Soul
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
A short cut to riches is to subtract from our desires.
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Desire Ourselves Rich
The greater I am, the greater shall be my efforts.
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Effort Greatness Myself
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
A short cut to riches is to subtract from our desires.
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Cutting Desire Inspirational
I have taken pride in others, never in myself.
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Myself Pride
All pleasure in the world is a passing dream.
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Dreaming Pass Pleasure World
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
It is better to will the good than to know the truth.
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Better Goodness Known Willing
Ruthless striving, overcomes everything.
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Endurance Perseverance Strive
Often have I wondered with much curiosity as to our coming into this world and what will follow our departure.
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Curiosity Follow Wonder World
I have friends whose society is delightful to me; they are persons of all countries and of all ages; distinguished in war, in council, and in letters; easy to live with, always at my command.
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Command Country Delight Easy Friendship Live Myself Society
While life is in your body, you have the rein of all thoughts in your hands.
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Body Hands Life Thinking

Who over-refines his argument brings himself to grief

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