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It is not, believe me, the act of a wise man to say, “I will live.” To-morrow’s life is too late; live to-day.

Martial

A fisherman’s walk: three steps and overboard.
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Man Walk
There is nothing more contemptible than a bald man who pretends to have hair.
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Hairs Man Myself Pretend
Laugh, if thou art wise.
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Laughter One Liner Wisdom
One genius has made many clever artists.
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Artist Genius Oneself
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 know all that better than my own name.
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Better Myself Name
Of no day can the retrospect cause pain to a good man.
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Day Goodness Man Pain
You crystal break, for fear of breaking it: Careless and careful hands like faults commit.
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Break Care Commitment Crystal Fear Hands Yourself
The flaw which is hidden is deemed greater than it is.
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Flaw Greatness Hide
You’ll get no laurel crown for outrunning a burrow.
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Run Yourself
Some are good, some are middling, the most are bad.
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Bad Goodness
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
Our days pass by, and are scored against us.
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Day Ourselves Pass Score
If my opinion is of any worth, the fieldfare is the greatest delicacy among birds, the hare among quadrupeds.
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Greatness Myself Opinion Worth
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
A vagrant is everywhere at home.
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Home One Liner
Make it a point not to be over-fascinating.
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Fascination One Liner Point
The swan murmurs sweet strains with a flattering tongue, itself the singer of its own dirge.
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Swan Tongue
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
Fortune gives many too much, but none enough.
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Enough Fate Fortune
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
Life is not merely to be alive, but to be well.
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Alive Life One Liner
I do not like the man who squanders life for fame; give me the man who living makes a name.
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Fame Life Man Name Yourself
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
Who gives to friends so much from Fate secures, That is the only wealth for ever yours.
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Fate Friendship Secure Wealth Yourself
From no place can you exclude the fates.
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Fate Place 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

It is not, believe me, the act of a wise man to say, “I will live.” To-morrow’s life is too late; live to-day.

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