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

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It is easy in adversity to despise death; he has real fortitude who dares to live and be wretched.
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Adversity Death Easy Live Reality
Live thy life as it were spoil and pluck the joys that fly.
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Fly Joy Life Live
Be not too thick with anybody; your joys will be fewer, and so will pains.
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Happiness Joy Willing Yourself
The shameless Chloe placed on the tombs of her seven husbands the inscription, “The work of Chloe.” How could she have expressed herself more plainly?
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Expression Inscription Place Shame
The present joys of life we doubly taste, By looking back with pleasure to the past.
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Doubt Ourselves Pleasure Present Taste
To be able to enjoy one’s past life is to live twice.
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Enjoyment Life Live Past
The virtuous man is never a novice in worldly things.
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Man Virtue World
Hidden evils are most dreaded.
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Evil Fear Hide
Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are bald. Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are carrotty. Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are one-eyed. He who kisses you, Philaenis, sins against nature.
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Bald Kiss Myself Nature Sin Yourself
Epigrams need no crier, but are content with their own tongue.
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Content Language Need
Some are good, some are middling, the most are bad.
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Bad Goodness
If you want him to mourn, you had best leave him nothing.
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Himself Leaving Mourn
Tomorrow’s life is too late. Live today.
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Inspirational Life Live
Man loves malice, but not against one-eyed men nor the unfortunate, but against the fortunate and proud.
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Eyes Love Man Proud Unfortunate
A good man enlarges the term of his own existence.
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Existence Goodness Himself Man Term
Can the fish love the fisherman?
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Deep Love One Liner

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

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