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Be satisfied, and pleased with what thou art, Act cheerfully and well thou allotted part; Enjoy the present hour, be thankful for the past, And neither fear, nor wish, the approaches of the last.

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There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
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Body Old Revolution
You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
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Envy Jealous Yourself
The swan murmurs sweet strains with a flattering tongue, itself the singer of its own dirge.
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Swan Tongue
A good man enlarges the term of his own existence.
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Existence Goodness Himself Man Term
Laugh, if thou art wise.
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Laughter One Liner Wisdom
Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
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Enough Fortune Unfair
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
Life is not living, but living in health.
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Health Life Live One Liner
Short is the life of those who possess great accomplishments, and seldom do they reach a good old age. Whatever thou lovest, pray that thou mayest not set too high a value on it.
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Accomplishment High Life Possession Short Value 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
The present joys of life we doubly taste, By looking back with pleasure to the past.
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Doubt Ourselves Pleasure Present Taste
If fame is to come only after death, I am in no hurry for it.
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Death Fame Hurry Myself
What’s a wretched man? A man whom no man pleases.
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Man Please Satisfaction
My poems are naughty, but my life is pure.
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Life Naughty Poem Purity
Life is not merely to be alive, but to be well.
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Alive Life One Liner
For life is only life when blessed with health.
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Blessing Health Life

Be satisfied, and pleased with what thou art, Act cheerfully and well thou allotted part; Enjoy the present hour, be thankful for the past, And neither fear, nor wish, the approaches of the last.

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