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Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.

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It is to live twice when we can enjoy the recollections of our former life.
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Enjoyment Former Life Live
Live thy life as it were spoil and pluck the joys that fly.
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Fly Joy Life Live
She grieves sincerely who grieves unseen.
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Grief Herself Sincere Unknown
You importune me, Tucca, to present you with my books. I shall not do so; for you want to sell, not to read, them.
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Book Myself Present Reading Yourself
You complain, friend Swift, of the length of my epigrams, but you yourself write nothing. Yours are shorter.
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Friendship Short Writing Yourself
However great the dish that holds the turbot, the turbot is still greater than the dish.
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Food Greatness Hold Value
Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
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Ash Glory Late
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
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 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
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
Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.
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Enjoyment Existence Health Life
Be satisfied, and pleased with what thou art, Act cheerfully and well thou allotted part; Enjoy the present hour, be thankful for the past, And neither fear, nor wish, the approaches of the last.
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Cheer Enjoyment Fear Past Satisfaction Thankful
The swan murmurs sweet strains with a flattering tongue, itself the singer of its own dirge.
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Swan Tongue
You’ll get no laurel crown for outrunning a burrow.
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Run Yourself
Birds of a feather will flock together.
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Bird Friendship Togetherness

Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.

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