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Live thy life as it were spoil and pluck the joys that fly.

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Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.
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Enjoyment Existence Health Life
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
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
If fame comes after death, I’m in no hurry for it.
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Death Fame Hurry Myself
Nothing is more ill-timed than an ill-timed laugh.
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Laughter Time
I am a shell-fish just come from being saturated with the waters of the Lucrine lake, near Baiae; but now I luxuriously thrust for noble pickle.
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Lake Luxury Myself Water
Of no day can the retrospect cause pain to a good man.
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Day Goodness Man Pain
Be merry if you are wise.
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One Liner Wisdom
One genius has made many clever artists.
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Artist Genius Oneself
Every bird that upwards swings Bears the Cross upon its wings.
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Animal Bird Wings
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
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
I seem to you cruel and too much addicted to gluttony, when I beat my cook for sending up a bad dinner. If that appears to you too trifling a cause, say for what cause you would have a cook flogged.
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Addiction Appearance Cruelty Yourself
Whoever makes great presents, expects great presents in return.
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Greatness Present Return
If you have any shame, forbear to pluck the beard of a dead lion.
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Death Shame Yourself
A vagrant is everywhere at home.
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Home One Liner

Live thy life as it were spoil and pluck the joys that fly.

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