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A fisherman’s walk: three steps and overboard.
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Man Walk
You admire, Vacerra, only the poets of old and praise only those who are dead. Pardon me, I beseech you, Vacerra, if I think death too high a price to pay for your praise.
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Admire Death Old Pay Poet Praise Price Thinking Yourself
Be cheerful, if you are wise.
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Cheerful One Liner Wisdom Yourself
There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
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Body Old Revolution
A cook should double one sense have: for he Should taster for himself and master be.
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Cook Doubt Himself Master Taste
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
They let out on hire their passions and eloquence. [Referring to lawyers.]
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Elegant Hire Passion
A good man enlarges the term of his own existence.
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Existence Goodness Himself Man Term
If my opinion is of any worth, the fieldfare is the greatest delicacy among birds, the hare among quadrupeds.
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Greatness Myself Opinion Worth
It is feeling and force of imagination that make us eloquent.
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Elegant Feeling Force Imagination Ourselves
The bee is enclosed, and shines preserved in amber, so that it seems enshrined in its own nectar.
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Nectar Preserve Shine Shrine
Laugh, if thou art wise.
MARTIAL

Laughter One Liner Wisdom
Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are bald. Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are carrotty. Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are one-eyed. He who kisses you, Philaenis, sins against nature.
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Bald Kiss Myself Nature Sin Yourself
You ask what a nice girl will do? She won’t give an inch, but she won’t say no.
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Herself Woman
She grieves sincerely who grieves unseen.
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Grief Herself Sincere Unknown
Service cannot be expected from a friend in service; let him be a freeman who wishes to be my master.
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Friendship Master Service Yourself

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