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What quick wit is found in sudden straits!

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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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Charm Prize Rare Suit
Life’s not just about being alive, but being well.
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Alive Health Life
The swan murmurs sweet strains with a flattering tongue, itself the singer of its own dirge.
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Swan Tongue
The face that cannot smile is never fair.
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Face Fair Happiness Smile
Some are good, some are middling, the most are bad.
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Bad Goodness
She grieves sincerely who grieves unseen.
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Grief Herself Sincere Unknown
It is easy in adversity to despise death; he has real fortitude who dares to live and be wretched.
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Adversity Death Easy Live Reality
Every bird that upwards swings Bears the Cross upon its wings.
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Animal Bird Wings
Some things are good, some middling, more bad.
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Bad Goodness
A good man enlarges the term of his own existence.
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Existence Goodness Himself Man Term
A man who lives everywhere lives nowhere.
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Deep Existence Live Man
There is nothing more contemptible than a bald man who pretends to have hair.
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Hairs Man Myself Pretend
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
If fame is to come only after death, I am in no hurry for it.
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Death Fame Hurry Myself
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
You importune me, Tucca, to present you with my books. I shall not do so; for you want to sell, not to read, them.
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Book Myself Present Reading Yourself

What quick wit is found in sudden straits!

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