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You should not fear, nor yet should you wish for your last day.

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Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
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Ash Glory Late
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
What quick wit is found in sudden straits!
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Finding Quick Sudden
The virtuous man is never a novice in worldly things.
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Man Virtue World
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
However great the dish that holds the turbot, the turbot is still greater than the dish.
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Food Greatness Hold Value
The face that cannot smile is never fair.
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Face Fair Happiness Smile
Neither fear your death’s day nor long for it.
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Day Death Fear Yourself
Too late is tomorrow’s life; live for today.
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Day Life Present
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
I do not hate the man, but his vices.
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Hate Himself Man One Liner Vice
I do not like the man who squanders life for fame; give me the man who living makes a name.
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Fame Life Man Name Yourself
She grieves sincerely who grieves unseen.
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Grief Herself Sincere Unknown
Some good, some so-so, and lots plain bad: that’s how a book of poems is made, my Friend.
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Book Creation Goodness Literature Myself Poem Writing
Whoever is not too wise is wise.
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One Liner Wisdom
It is folly to waste labour about trifles.
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Fools Labour Wasted

You should not fear, nor yet should you wish for your last day.

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