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To-morrow I will live, the fool does say; To-day itself’s too late, the wise lived yesterday.

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A novice always behaves with propriety.
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Beginning Behavior Novice
It is easy in adversity to despise death; he has real fortitude who dares to live and be wretched.
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Adversity Death Easy Live Reality
The flaw which is hidden is deemed greater than it is.
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Flaw Greatness Hide
Gifts are like fish-hooks; for who is not aware that the greedy char is deceived by the fly which he swallows?
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Aware Fly Gift Himself Swallow
The shameless Chloe placed on the tombs of her seven husbands the inscription, “The work of Chloe.” How could she have expressed herself more plainly?
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Expression Inscription Place Shame
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
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
For life is only life when blessed with health.
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Blessing Health Life
To be able to enjoy one’s past life is to live twice.
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Enjoyment Life Live Past
Of no day can the retrospect cause pain to a good man.
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Day Goodness Man Pain
The face that cannot smile is never fair.
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Face Fair Happiness Smile
Life is not living, but living in health.
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Health Life Live One Liner
A man who lives everywhere lives nowhere.
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Deep Existence Live Man
I believe that man to be wretched whom none can please.
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Believe Man Myself Please
He who prefers to give Linus the half of what he wishes to borrow, rather than to lend him the whole, prefers to lose only the half.
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Borrow Himself Lose Preference
Hidden evils are most dreaded.
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Evil Fear Hide

To-morrow I will live, the fool does say; To-day itself’s too late, the wise lived yesterday.

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