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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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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
Life’s not just about being alive, but being well.
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Alive Health Life
A novice always behaves with propriety.
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Beginning Behavior Novice
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
The African lions rush to attack bulls; they do not attack butterflies.
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Advice Attack Deep Lion Rush
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
One genius has made many clever artists.
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Artist Genius Oneself
A jar of wine so priceless did not deserve to die. and Never think of leaving perfume or wines to your heir. Administer these youself and let him have the money.
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Deserve Leaving Money Perfume Price Wine Yourself
Whoever is not too wise is wise.
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One Liner Wisdom
Too late is tomorrow’s life; live for today.
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Day Life Present
Be cheerful, if you are wise.
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Cheerful One Liner Wisdom Yourself
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
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
Some are good, some are middling, the most are bad.
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Bad Goodness
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
You should not fear, nor yet should you wish for your last day.
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Day Fear Yourself
Your page stands against you and says to you that you are a thief.
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Page Stand Thief Yourself
If you have any shame, forbear to pluck the beard of a dead lion.
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Death Shame Yourself
To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.
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Death Glory Late
Be not too thick with anybody; your joys will be fewer, and so will pains.
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Happiness Joy Willing Yourself
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
From no place can you exclude the fates.
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Fate Place Yourself
Laugh, if thou art wise.
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Laughter One Liner Wisdom
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
Live thy life as it were spoil and pluck the joys that fly.
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Fly Joy Life Live
I would not miss your face, your neck, your hands, your limbs, your bosom and certain other of your charms. Indeed, not to become boring by naming them all, I could do without you, Chloe, altogether.
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Boredom Face Love Missing Myself Togetherness
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

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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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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