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A fisherman’s walk: three steps and overboard.

Martial

Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
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Original Position Yourself
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
She grieves sincerely who grieves unseen.
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Grief Herself Sincere Unknown
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
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
What’s a wretched man? A man whom no man pleases.
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Man Please Satisfaction
Be cheerful, if you are wise.
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Cheerful One Liner Wisdom Yourself
You are so pure in mind and heart, In aspect, too, so mild, I wonder that you ever could Implant your wife with child.
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Children Heart Mindset Myself Purity Wife
Can the fish love the fisherman?
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Deep Love One Liner
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
Whoever is not too wise is wise.
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One Liner Wisdom
Nothing is more ill-timed than an ill-timed laugh.
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Laughter Time
The swan murmurs sweet strains with a flattering tongue, itself the singer of its own dirge.
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Swan Tongue
No amount of misfortune will satisfy the man who is not satisfied with reading a hundred epigrams.
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Misfortune Reading Satisfaction
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
Spare the person but lash the vice.
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One Liner Person Vice

A fisherman’s walk: three steps and overboard.

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