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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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Fools Future Past Wisdom
Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.
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Enjoyment Existence Health Life
I have granted you much that you asked: and yet you never cease to ask of me. He who refuses nothing, Atticilla, will soon have nothing to refuse.
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Gratitude Greedy Myself Refusal
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
She grieves sincerely who grieves unseen.
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Grief Herself Sincere Unknown
Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst.
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Flaw Imagination World Worst
A novice always behaves with propriety.
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Beginning Behavior Novice
Tis easy to write epigrams nicely, but to write a book is hard.
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Book Easy Hard Writing Yourself
Spare the person but lash the vice.
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One Liner Person Vice
Who gives to friends so much from Fate secures, That is the only wealth for ever yours.
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Fate Friendship Secure Wealth Yourself
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
What’s a wretched man? A man whom no man pleases.
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Man Please Satisfaction
If fame is to come only after death, I am in no hurry for it.
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Death Fame Hurry Myself
There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
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Body Old Revolution
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
Remember, cobbler, to keep to your leather.
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Leather Remember Yourself

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