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Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst.

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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
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
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
They let out on hire their passions and eloquence. [Referring to lawyers.]
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Elegant Hire Passion
Remember, cobbler, to keep to your leather.
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Leather Remember Yourself
To have nothing is not poverty.
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One Liner Poverty
Some things are good, some middling, more bad.
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Bad Goodness
Work divided is in that manner shortened.
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Division Short Work
The face that cannot smile is never fair.
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Face Fair Happiness Smile
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
To be able to enjoy one’s past life is to live twice.
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Enjoyment Life Live Past
A novice always behaves with propriety.
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Beginning Behavior Novice
Rarity gives a charm; so early fruits and winter roses are the most prized; and coyness sets off an extravagant mistress, while the door always open tempts no suitor.
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Charm Prize Rare Suit
He who thinks that the lives of Priam and of Nestor were long is much deceived and mistaken. Life consists not in living, but in enjoying health.
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Enjoyment Health Mistake Thinking
Of no day can the retrospect cause pain to a good man.
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Day Goodness Man Pain
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

Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst.

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