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

Be cheerful, if you are wise.
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Cheerful One Liner Wisdom Yourself
Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
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Original Position Yourself
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
Rarity gives a charm; so early fruits and winter roses are the most prized; and coyness sets off an extravagant mistress, while the door always open tempts no suitor.
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Charm Prize Rare Suit
Gifts are like hooks.
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Gift One Liner
A novice always behaves with propriety.
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Beginning Behavior Novice
Nothing is more ill-timed than an ill-timed laugh.
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Laughter Time
Whoever is not too wise is wise.
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One Liner Wisdom
Hidden evils are most dreaded.
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Evil Fear Hide
Those they praise, but they read the others.
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One Liner Praise Reading
You’re obstinate, pliant, merry, morose, all at once. For me there’s no living with you, or without you.
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Absence Love Myself Togetherness Yourself
The African lions rush to attack bulls; they do not attack butterflies.
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Advice Attack Deep Lion Rush
Tomorrow’s life is too late. Live today.
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Inspirational Life Live
I have not hated the man, but his faults.
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Hate Man Mistake
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
I believe that man to be wretched whom none can please.
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Believe Man Myself Please

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