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A fisherman’s walk: three steps and overboard.

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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
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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Death Fools Life Promise Yourself
A novice always behaves with propriety.
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Beginning Behavior Novice
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
She grieves sincerely who grieves unseen.
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Grief Herself Sincere Unknown
Every epigram should resemble a bee; it should have sting, honey, and brevity.
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Honey Similar
The virtuous man is never a novice in worldly things.
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Man Virtue World
For wealth’s now given to none but to the rich.
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Rich Wealth
If you have any shame, forbear to pluck the beard of a dead lion.
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Death Shame Yourself
Life is not living, but living in health.
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Health Life Live One Liner
Gifts are like hooks.
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Gift One Liner
Our days pass by, and are scored against us.
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Day Ourselves Pass Score
However great the dish that holds the turbot, the turbot is still greater than the dish.
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Food Greatness Hold Value
Those they praise, but they read the others.
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One Liner Praise Reading
See, how the liver is swollen larger than a fat goose! In amazement you will exclaim: Where could this possibly grow?
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Amazing Animal Food Growth Possible Yourself
They let out on hire their passions and eloquence. [Referring to lawyers.]
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Elegant Hire Passion

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