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Of no day can the retrospect cause pain to a good man.

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I have not hated the man, but his faults.
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Hate Man Mistake
Our days pass by, and are scored against us.
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Day Ourselves Pass Score
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
He who weighs his burdens, can bear them.
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Burden Himself Weigh
Birds of a feather will flock together.
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Bird Friendship Togetherness
A good man enlarges the term of his own existence.
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Existence Goodness Himself Man Term
A vagrant is everywhere at home.
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Home One Liner
He who thinks that the lives of Priam and of Nestor were long is much deceived and mistaken. Life consists not in living, but in enjoying health.
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Enjoyment Health Mistake Thinking
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
He who writes distichs, wishes, I suppose, to please by brevity. But, tell me, of what avail is their brevity, when there is a whose book full of them?
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Book Himself Writing
The present joys of life we doubly taste, By looking back with pleasure to the past.
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Doubt Ourselves Pleasure Present Taste
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
Tis easy to write epigrams nicely, but to write a book is hard.
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Book Easy Hard Writing Yourself
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
Be cheerful, if you are wise.
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Cheerful One Liner Wisdom 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

Of no day can the retrospect cause pain to a good man.

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