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Man loves malice, but not against one-eyed men nor the unfortunate, but against the fortunate and proud.

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A fisherman’s walk: three steps and overboard.
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Man Walk
You puff the poets of other days, The living you deplore. Spare me the accolade: your praise Is not worth dying for.
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Death Live Poet Praise Worth
Joys do not stay, but take wing and fly away.
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Fly Happiness Wings
No man is quick enough to enjoy life.
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Enough Life Man Quick
Too late is tomorrow’s life; live for today.
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Day Life Present
Whoever is not too wise is wise.
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One Liner Wisdom
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
My poems are naughty, but my life is pure.
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Life Naughty Poem Purity
However great the dish that holds the turbot, the turbot is still greater than the dish.
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Food Greatness Hold Value
In adversity it is easy to despise life; he is truly brave who can endure a wreched life.
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Adversity Brave Easy Endurance Life True
Some things are good, some middling, more bad.
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Bad Goodness
Red-haired, black-lipped, club-footed, and blink-eyed; if you’re a good man, you’re a wonder!
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Goodness Man Yourself
It is as good as second life to be able to look back upon our past life with pleasure.
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Goodness Life Pleasure Sight
Fortune gives many too much, but none enough.
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Enough Fate Fortune
Your page stands against you and says to you that you are a thief.
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Page Stand Thief Yourself
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

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