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The face that cannot smile is never fair.

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There is no living with thee, nor without thee.
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God Live Religious
Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
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Enough Fortune Unfair
She grieves sincerely who grieves unseen.
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Grief Herself Sincere Unknown
If fame is to come only after death, I am in no hurry for it.
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Death Fame Hurry Myself
To-morrow I will live, the fool does say; To-day itself’s too late, the wise lived yesterday.
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Fools Future Past Wisdom
Our days pass by, and are scored against us.
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Day Ourselves Pass Score
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
Fortune gives many too much, but none enough.
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Enough Fate Fortune
The virtuous man is never a novice in worldly things.
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Man Virtue World
It is as good as second life to be able to look back upon our past life with pleasure.
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Goodness Life Pleasure Sight
There is no glory in outstripping donkeys.
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Animal Glory
Every bird that upwards swings Bears the Cross upon its wings.
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Animal Bird Wings
Be merry if you are wise.
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One Liner Wisdom
Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst.
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Flaw Imagination World Worst
I seem to you cruel and too much addicted to gluttony, when I beat my cook for sending up a bad dinner. If that appears to you too trifling a cause, say for what cause you would have a cook flogged.
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Addiction Appearance Cruelty Yourself
You are so pure in mind and heart, In aspect, too, so mild, I wonder that you ever could Implant your wife with child.
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Children Heart Mindset Myself Purity Wife

The face that cannot smile is never fair.

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