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Our days pass by, and are scored against us.
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Day Ourselves Pass Score
One genius has made many clever artists.
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Artist Genius Oneself
The flaw which is hidden is deemed greater than it is.
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Flaw Greatness Hide
Nothing is more ill-timed than an ill-timed laugh.
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Laughter Time
Too late is tomorrow’s life; live for today.
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Day Life Present
I’m what I seem; not any dyer gave, But nature dyed this colour that I have.
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Color Myself Natural
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
Work divided is in that manner shortened.
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Division Short Work
He who writes distichs, wishes, I suppose, to please by brevity. But, tell me, of what avail is their brevity, when there is a whose book full of them?
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Book Himself Writing
In adversity it is easy to despise life; he is truly brave who can endure a wreched life.
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Adversity Brave Easy Endurance Life True
The swan murmurs sweet strains with a flattering tongue, itself the singer of its own dirge.
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Swan Tongue
The face that cannot smile is never fair.
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Face Fair Happiness Smile
A cook should double one sense have: for he Should taster for himself and master be.
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Cook Doubt Himself Master Taste
This I ask, is it not madness to kill thyself in order to escape death?
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Death Escape Kill Madness Order
While you cannot resolve what you are, at last you may be nothing.
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Solution Yourself
Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
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Original Position Yourself

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