Chiefly the mold of a mans fortune is in his own hands.
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The world's a bubble and the life of man Less than a span.
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It is impossible to love and to be wise.
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There is no passion in the mind of man so weak, but it mates and masters the fear of death ... Revenge triumphs over death love slights it honor aspireth to it grief flieth to it.
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