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A good man doubles the length of his existence; to have lived so as to look back with pleasure on our past existence is to live twice.

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No hero to me is the man who, by easy shedding of his blood, purchases fame: my hero is he who, without death, can win praise.
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Blood Death Easy Fame Hero Himself Man Purchase
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
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
The African lions rush to attack bulls; they do not attack butterflies.
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Advice Attack Deep Lion Rush
Too late is tomorrow’s life; live for today.
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Day Life Present
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
Be not too thick with anybody; your joys will be fewer, and so will pains.
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Happiness Joy Willing Yourself
Your seventh wife, Phileros, is now being buried in your field. No man’s field brings him greater profit than yours, Phileros.
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Bury Death Profit Wife Yourself
Life is not merely to be alive, but to be well.
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Alive Life One Liner
To be able to enjoy one’s past life is to live twice.
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Enjoyment Life Live Past
Gifts are like hooks.
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Gift One Liner
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
What quick wit is found in sudden straits!
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Finding Quick Sudden
Whoever makes great presents, expects great presents in return.
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Greatness Present Return
There is nothing more contemptible than a bald man who pretends to have hair.
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Hairs Man Myself Pretend
If you want him to mourn, you had best leave him nothing.
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Himself Leaving Mourn

A good man doubles the length of his existence; to have lived so as to look back with pleasure on our past existence is to live twice.

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A good man doubles the length of his existence; to have lived so as to look back with pleasure on our past existence is to live twice.

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