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Our days pass by, and are scored against us.

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Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
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Ash Glory Late
For life is only life when blessed with health.
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Blessing Health Life
Be cheerful, if you are wise.
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Cheerful One Liner Wisdom Yourself
Red-haired, black-lipped, club-footed, and blink-eyed; if you’re a good man, you’re a wonder!
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Goodness Man Yourself
Rarity gives a charm; so early fruits and winter roses are the most prized; and coyness sets off an extravagant mistress, while the door always open tempts no suitor.
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Charm Prize Rare Suit
If you want him to mourn, you had best leave him nothing.
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Himself Leaving Mourn
I do not love thee, Sabidius, nor can I say why; I can only say this, “I do not love thee.”
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Love Myself
A fisherman’s walk: three steps and overboard.
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Man Walk
Neither fear your death’s day nor long for it.
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Day Death Fear Yourself
Joys do not stay, but take wing and fly away.
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Fly Happiness Wings
If your slave commits a fault, do not smash his teeth with your fists; give him some of the (hard) biscuit which famous Rhodes has sent you.
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Biscuit Commitment Mistake Slave Yourself
To-morrow I will live, the fool does say; To-day itself’s too late, the wise lived yesterday.
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Fools Future Past Wisdom
Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst.
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Flaw Imagination World Worst
Man loves malice, but not against one-eyed men nor the unfortunate, but against the fortunate and proud.
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Eyes Love Man Proud Unfortunate
To be able to enjoy one’s past life is to live twice.
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Enjoyment Life Live Past
You complain, friend Swift, of the length of my epigrams, but you yourself write nothing. Yours are shorter.
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Friendship Short Writing Yourself

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