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Be cheerful, if you are wise.

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Of no day can the retrospect cause pain to a good man.
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Day Goodness Man Pain
You should not fear, nor yet should you wish for your last day.
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Day Fear 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
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
You’ll get no laurel crown for outrunning a burrow.
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Run Yourself
Why do strong arms fatigue themselves with frivolous dumbbells? To dig a vineyard is worthier exercise for men.
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Arms Exercise Man Strong Worthy
Virtue extends our days: he lives two lives who relives his past with pleasure.
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Day Himself Past Pleasure Virtue
Life’s not just about being alive, but being well.
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Alive Health Life
I wont let a wife lead me to the altar.
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Leadership Myself Wife
You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
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Envy Jealous Yourself
Whoever is not too wise is wise.
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One Liner Wisdom
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
You are sad in the midst of every blessing. Take care that Fortune does not observe–or she will call you ungrateful.
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Blessing Care Fortune Gratitude Observation Sadness Yourself
You puff the poets of other days, The living you deplore. Spare me the accolade: your praise Is not worth dying for.
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Death Live Poet Praise Worth
Those they praise, but they read the others.
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One Liner Praise Reading
Work divided is in that manner shortened.
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Division Short Work

Be cheerful, if you are wise.

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