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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.
Petrarch
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Petrarch
Age: 69 †
Born: 1304
Born: July 20
Died: 1374
Died: July 19
Autobiographer
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Francesco Petrarca
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The end of doubt is the beginning of repose.
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Ruthless striving, overcomes everything.
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For style beyond the genius never dares.
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Who naught suspects is easily deceived.
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You keep to your own ways and leave mine to me.
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I have taken pride in others, never in myself.
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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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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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Where you are is of no moment, but only what you are doing there. It is not the place that ennobles you, but you the place, and this only by doing that which is great and noble.
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