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Joys do not stay, but take wing and fly away.

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If fame is to come only after death, I am in no hurry for it.
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Death Fame Hurry Myself
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
It is folly to waste labour about trifles.
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Fools Labour Wasted
The shameless Chloe placed on the tombs of her seven husbands the inscription, “The work of Chloe.” How could she have expressed herself more plainly?
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Expression Inscription Place Shame
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
There is no glory in outstripping donkeys.
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Animal Glory
To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.
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Death Glory Late
If you have any shame, forbear to pluck the beard of a dead lion.
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Death Shame 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
She grieves sincerely who grieves unseen.
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Grief Herself Sincere Unknown
Tis easy to write epigrams nicely, but to write a book is hard.
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Book Easy Hard Writing Yourself
Be cheerful, if you are wise.
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Cheerful One Liner Wisdom Yourself
Some are good, some are middling, the most are bad.
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Bad Goodness
You’ll get no laurel crown for outrunning a burrow.
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Run Yourself
A man who lives everywhere lives nowhere.
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Deep Existence Live Man
Laugh, if thou art wise.
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Laughter One Liner Wisdom

Joys do not stay, but take wing and fly away.

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