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Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.

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If fame is to come only after death, I am in no hurry for it.
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Death Fame Hurry Myself
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
It is as good as second life to be able to look back upon our past life with pleasure.
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Goodness Life Pleasure Sight
You give me nothing during your life, but you promise to provide for me at your death. If you are not a fool, you know what I wish for!
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Death Fools Life Promise 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
She grieves sincerely who grieves unseen.
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Grief Herself Sincere Unknown
Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
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Original Position Yourself
To have nothing is not poverty.
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One Liner Poverty
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
I wont let a wife lead me to the altar.
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Leadership Myself Wife
If you have any shame, forbear to pluck the beard of a dead lion.
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Death Shame Yourself
You puff the poets of other days, The living you deplore. Spare me the accolade: your praise Is not worth dying for.
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Death Live Poet Praise Worth
It is not, believe me, the act of a wise man to say, “I will live.” To-morrow’s life is too late; live to-day.
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Believe Day Man Myself Wisdom
Some are good, some are middling, the most are bad.
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Bad Goodness
Every bird that upwards swings Bears the Cross upon its wings.
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Animal Bird Wings
A man who lives everywhere lives nowhere.
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Deep Existence Live Man

Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.

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