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It is as good as second life to be able to look back upon our past life with pleasure.

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For life is only life when blessed with health.
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Blessing Health Life
It is feeling and force of imagination that make us eloquent.
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Elegant Feeling Force Imagination Ourselves
The swan murmurs sweet strains with a flattering tongue, itself the singer of its own dirge.
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Swan Tongue
If you have any shame, forbear to pluck the beard of a dead lion.
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Death Shame Yourself
Such are thou and I: but what I am thou canst not be; what thou art any one of the multitude may be.
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Art Myself 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
Spare the person but lash the vice.
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One Liner Person Vice
Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst.
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Flaw Imagination World Worst
Our days pass by, and are scored against us.
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Day Ourselves Pass Score
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
Short is the life of those who possess great accomplishments, and seldom do they reach a good old age. Whatever thou lovest, pray that thou mayest not set too high a value on it.
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Accomplishment High Life Possession Short Value Yourself
That which prevents disagreeable flies from feeding on your repast, was once the proud tail of a splendid bird.
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Agreement Food Movie Prevent Proud
See, how the liver is swollen larger than a fat goose! In amazement you will exclaim: Where could this possibly grow?
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Amazing Animal Food Growth Possible Yourself
You’re obstinate, pliant, merry, morose, all at once. For me there’s no living with you, or without you.
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Absence Love Myself Togetherness Yourself
While you cannot resolve what you are, at last you may be nothing.
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Solution Yourself
She grieves sincerely who grieves unseen.
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Grief Herself Sincere Unknown

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