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I know all that better than my own name.

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One genius has made many clever artists.
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Artist Genius Oneself
A vagrant is everywhere at home.
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Home One Liner
A man who lives everywhere lives nowhere.
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Deep Existence Live Man
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
The swan murmurs sweet strains with a flattering tongue, itself the singer of its own dirge.
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Swan Tongue
Every bird that upwards swings Bears the Cross upon its wings.
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Animal Bird Wings
Be content to be what you are, and prefer nothing to it, and do not fear or wish for your last day.
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Content Preference Yourself
In adversity it is easy to despise life; he is truly brave who can endure a wretched life.
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Adversity Brave Himself Life True
Such are thou and I: but what I am thou canst not be; what thou art any one of the multitude may be.
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Art Myself Yourself
There is no living with thee, nor without thee.
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God Live Religious
Joys do not stay, but take wing and fly away.
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Fly Happiness Wings
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
See, how the liver is swollen larger than a fat goose! In amazement you will exclaim: Where could this possibly grow?
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Amazing Animal Food Growth Possible Yourself
I have not hated the man, but his faults.
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Hate Man Mistake
Can the fish love the fisherman?
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Deep Love One Liner
Gifts are like hooks.
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Gift One Liner

I know all that better than my own name.

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