Some good, some so-so, and lots plain bad: that’s how a book of poems is made, my Friend.

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
Life is not merely to be alive, but to be well.
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Alive Life One Liner
He who weighs his burdens, can bear them.
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Burden Himself Weigh
However great the dish that holds the turbot, the turbot is still greater than the dish.
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Food Greatness Hold Value
Neither fear your death’s day nor long for it.
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Day Death Fear Yourself
If you have any shame, forbear to pluck the beard of a dead lion.
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Death Shame Yourself
Epigrams need no crier, but are content with their own tongue.
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Content Language Need
I’m what I seem; not any dyer gave, But nature dyed this colour that I have.
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Color Myself Natural
Virtue extends our days: he lives two lives who relives his past with pleasure.
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Day Himself Past Pleasure Virtue
Nothing is more ill-timed than an ill-timed laugh.
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Laughter Time
Remember, cobbler, to keep to your leather.
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Leather Remember Yourself
A vagrant is everywhere at home.
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Home One Liner
I know all that better than my own name.
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Better Myself Name
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
Life’s not just about being alive, but being well.
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Alive Health Life
There is nothing more contemptible than a bald man who pretends to have hair.
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Hairs Man Myself Pretend

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