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Who over-refines his argument brings himself to grief

Petrarch

How difficult it is to save the bark of reputation from the rocks of ignorance.
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The aged love what is practical while impetuous youth longs only for what is dazzling.
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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
A short cut to riches is to subtract from our desires.
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Cutting Desire Inspirational
Sameness is the mother of disgust, variety the cure.
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Cure Disgust Mom
Who over-refines his argument brings himself to grief.
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Argument Grief Himself
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
The greater I am, the greater shall be my efforts.
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Effort Greatness Myself
Death is a sleep that ends our dreaming. Oh, that we may be allowed to wake before death wakes us.
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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
For virtue only finds eternal Fame.
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Fame Finding Forever Virtue
Alack our life, so beautiful to see, With how much ease life losest, in a day, What many years with pain and toil amassed!
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Beautiful Life Pain
For death betimes is comfort, not dismay, and who can rightly die needs no delay.
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Comfort Death Need Right
Man has no greater enemy than himself. I have acted contrary to my sentiments and inclination; throughout our whole lives we do what we never intended, and what we proposed to do, we leave undone.
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Enemy Greatness Man Propose
Hope is incredible to the slave of grief.
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Grief Hope Incredible Slave
For style beyond the genius never dares.
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Beyond Dare Genius Style

Who over-refines his argument brings himself to grief

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