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My poems are naughty, but my life is pure.

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Remember, cobbler, to keep to your leather.
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Leather Remember Yourself
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
They let out on hire their passions and eloquence. [Referring to lawyers.]
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Elegant Hire Passion
Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst.
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Flaw Imagination World Worst
A novice always behaves with propriety.
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Beginning Behavior Novice
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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Cheer Enjoyment Fear Past Satisfaction Thankful
Can the fish love the fisherman?
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Deep Love One Liner
She grieves sincerely who grieves unseen.
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Grief Herself Sincere Unknown
This I ask, is it not madness to kill thyself in order to escape death?
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Death Escape Kill Madness Order
Neither fear your death’s day nor long for it.
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Day Death Fear Yourself
Live thy life as it were spoil and pluck the joys that fly.
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Fly Joy Life Live
If your slave commits a fault, do not smash his teeth with your fists; give him some of the (hard) biscuit which famous Rhodes has sent you.
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Biscuit Commitment Mistake Slave Yourself
To be able to enjoy one’s past life is to live twice.
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Enjoyment Life Live Past
The face that cannot smile is never fair.
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Face Fair Happiness Smile
For life is only life when blessed with health.
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Blessing Health Life
In adversity it is easy to despise life; he is truly brave who can endure a wreched life.
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Adversity Brave Easy Endurance Life True

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