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You give me nothing during your life, but you promise to provide for me at your death. If you are not a fool, you know what I wish for!

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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
Too late is tomorrow’s life; live for today.
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Day Life Present
I know all that better than my own name.
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Better Myself Name
It is feeling and force of imagination that make us eloquent.
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Elegant Feeling Force Imagination Ourselves
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
He who writes distichs, wishes, I suppose, to please by brevity. But, tell me, of what avail is their brevity, when there is a whose book full of them?
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Book Himself Writing
Be satisfied, and pleased with what thou art, Act cheerfully and well thou allotted part; Enjoy the present hour, be thankful for the past, And neither fear, nor wish, the approaches of the last.
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Cheer Enjoyment Fear Past Satisfaction Thankful
Man loves malice, but not against one-eyed men nor the unfortunate, but against the fortunate and proud.
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Eyes Love Man Proud Unfortunate
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
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
If you are poor now, Aemilianus, you will always be poor. Riches are now given to none but the rich.
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Poor Rich Unfair Willing Yourself
Tomorrow’s life is too late. Live today.
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Inspirational Life Live
I have not hated the man, but his faults.
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Hate Man Mistake
Our days pass by, and are scored against us.
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Day Ourselves Pass Score
A vagrant is everywhere at home.
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Home One Liner

You give me nothing during your life, but you promise to provide for me at your death. If you are not a fool, you know what I wish for!

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You give me nothing during your life, but you promise to provide for me at your death. If you are not a fool, you know what I wish for!

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