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To-morrow I will live, the fool does say; To-day itself’s too late, the wise lived yesterday.

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Virtue extends our days: he lives two lives who relives his past with pleasure.
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Day Himself Past Pleasure Virtue
Tomorrow’s life is too late. Live today.
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Inspirational Life Live
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
I do not like the man who squanders life for fame; give me the man who living makes a name.
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Fame Life Man Name Yourself
A good man enlarges the term of his own existence.
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Existence Goodness Himself Man Term
Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
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Ash Glory Late
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
Be not too thick with anybody; your joys will be fewer, and so will pains.
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Happiness Joy Willing 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
Neither fear your death’s day nor long for it.
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Day Death Fear Yourself
Service cannot be expected from a friend in service; let him be a freeman who wishes to be my master.
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Friendship Master Service Yourself
Make it a point not to be over-fascinating.
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Fascination One Liner Point
He truly sorrows who sorrows unseen.
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Hide One Liner Sorrow True
You’ll get no laurel crown for outrunning a burrow.
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Run Yourself
Believing hear, what you deserve to hear: Your birthday as my own to me is dear. But yours gives most; for mine did only lend Me to the world; yours gave to me a friend.
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Believe Deserve Myself World
There is no glory in outstripping donkeys.
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To-morrow I will live, the fool does say; To-day itself’s too late, the wise lived yesterday.

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