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It is to live twice when we can enjoy the recollections of our former life.

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Our days pass by, and are scored against us.
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Day Ourselves Pass Score
A fisherman’s walk: three steps and overboard.
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Man Walk
Epigrams need no crier, but are content with their own tongue.
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Content Language Need
In adversity it is easy to despise life; he is truly brave who can endure a wretched life.
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Adversity Brave Himself Life True
Every epigram should resemble a bee; it should have sting, honey, and brevity.
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Honey Similar
Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
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Ash Glory Late
You complain, friend Swift, of the length of my epigrams, but you yourself write nothing. Yours are shorter.
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Friendship Short Writing Yourself
She grieves sincerely who grieves unseen.
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Grief Herself Sincere Unknown
What quick wit is found in sudden straits!
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Finding Quick Sudden
No man is quick enough to enjoy life.
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Enough Life Man Quick
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
He who prefers to give Linus the half of what he wishes to borrow, rather than to lend him the whole, prefers to lose only the half.
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Borrow Himself Lose Preference
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
You importune me, Tucca, to present you with my books. I shall not do so; for you want to sell, not to read, them.
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Book Myself Present Reading Yourself
Whoever makes great presents, expects great presents in return.
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Greatness Present Return
I do not hate the man, but his vices.
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Hate Himself Man One Liner Vice

It is to live twice when we can enjoy the recollections of our former life.

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