Petrarch Quotes & Sayings

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All pleasure in the world is a passing dream.

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Do you suppose there is any living man so unreasonable that if he found himself stricken with a dangerous ailment he would not anxiously desire to regain the blessing of health?

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Five enemies of peace inhabit with us - avarice, ambition, envy, anger, and pride; if these were to be banished, we should infallibly enjoy perpetual peace.

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How difficult it is to save the bark of reputation from the rocks of ignorance.

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How fortune brings to earth the over-sure!

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