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There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.

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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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Doubt Existence Goodness Live Man
For life is only life when blessed with health.
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Blessing Health Life
No man is quick enough to enjoy life.
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Enough Life Man Quick
Be not too thick with anybody; your joys will be fewer, and so will pains.
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Happiness Joy Willing Yourself
From no place can you exclude the fates.
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Fate Place Yourself
The swan murmurs sweet strains with a flattering tongue, itself the singer of its own dirge.
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Swan Tongue
Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
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Ash Glory Late
Life’s not just about being alive, but being well.
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Alive Health Life
I know all that better than my own name.
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Better Myself Name
It is not he who forms idols in gold or marble that makes them gods, but he who kneels before them.
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Form God Gold Himself
Too late is tomorrow’s life; live for today.
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Day Life Present
Whoever makes great presents, expects great presents in return.
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Greatness Present Return
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
To have nothing is not poverty.
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One Liner Poverty
Believing hear, what you deserve to hear: Your birthday as my own to me is dear. But yours gives most; for mine did only lend Me to the world; yours gave to me a friend.
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Believe Deserve Myself World
I do not love thee, Sabidius, nor can I say why; I can only say this, “I do not love thee.”
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Love Myself

There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.

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