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The present joys of life we doubly taste, By looking back with pleasure to the past.

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There is no living with thee, nor without thee.
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God Live Religious
Some are good, some are middling, the most are bad.
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Bad Goodness
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
A cook should double one sense have: for he Should taster for himself and master be.
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Cook Doubt Himself Master Taste
It is folly to waste labour about trifles.
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Fools Labour Wasted
Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
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Original Position Yourself
Be merry if you are wise.
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One Liner Wisdom
Be not too thick with anybody; your joys will be fewer, and so will pains.
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Happiness Joy Willing Yourself
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
Gifts are like fish-hooks; for who is not aware that the greedy char is deceived by the fly which he swallows?
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Aware Fly Gift Himself Swallow
Life is not living, but living in health.
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Health Life Live One Liner
A fisherman’s walk: three steps and overboard.
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Man Walk
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
No amount of misfortune will satisfy the man who is not satisfied with reading a hundred epigrams.
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Misfortune Reading Satisfaction
Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.
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Enjoyment Existence Health Life
If fame is to come only after death, I am in no hurry for it.
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Death Fame Hurry Myself

The present joys of life we doubly taste, By looking back with pleasure to the past.

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