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Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.
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Enjoyment Existence Health Life
Of no day can the retrospect cause pain to a good man.
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Day Goodness Man Pain
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
The present joys of life we doubly taste, By looking back with pleasure to the past.
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Doubt Ourselves Pleasure Present Taste
It is not, believe me, the act of a wise man to say, “I will live.” To-morrow’s life is too late; live to-day.
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Believe Day Man Myself Wisdom
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
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
The swan murmurs sweet strains with a flattering tongue, itself the singer of its own dirge.
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Swan Tongue
Life’s not just about being alive, but being well.
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Alive Health Life
Who gives to friends so much from Fate secures, That is the only wealth for ever yours.
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Fate Friendship Secure Wealth Yourself
In adversity it is easy to despise life; he is truly brave who can endure a wretched life.
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Adversity Brave Himself Life True
For wealth’s now given to none but to the rich.
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Rich Wealth
Be not too thick with anybody; your joys will be fewer, and so will pains.
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Happiness Joy Willing Yourself
Joys do not stay, but take wing and fly away.
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Fly Happiness Wings
Live thy life as it were spoil and pluck the joys that fly.
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Fly Joy Life Live
A vagrant is everywhere at home.
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Home One Liner
If you have any shame, forbear to pluck the beard of a dead lion.
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Death Shame Yourself
Spare the person but lash the vice.
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One Liner Person Vice
Wine and women bring misery.
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Alcohol Misery Wine
Birds of a feather will flock together.
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Bird Friendship Togetherness
Service cannot be expected from a friend in service; let him be a freeman who wishes to be my master.
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Friendship Master Service Yourself
Work divided is in that manner shortened.
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Division Short Work
Genuine is the sorrow endured without anyone else knowing about it.
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Endurance Genuine Known Sorrow
No man is quick enough to enjoy life.
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Enough Life Man Quick
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
Be content to be what you are, and prefer nothing to it, and do not fear or wish for your last day.
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Content Preference Yourself
Tis easy to write epigrams nicely, but to write a book is hard.
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Book Easy Hard Writing Yourself

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