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A cook should double one sense have: for he Should taster for himself and master be.

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It is as good as second life to be able to look back upon our past life with pleasure.
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Goodness Life Pleasure Sight
A fisherman’s walk: three steps and overboard.
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Man Walk
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
Red-haired, black-lipped, club-footed, and blink-eyed; if you’re a good man, you’re a wonder!
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Goodness Man Yourself
Make it a point not to be over-fascinating.
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Fascination One Liner Point
It is feeling and force of imagination that make us eloquent.
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Elegant Feeling Force Imagination Ourselves
No hero to me is the man who, by easy shedding of his blood, purchases fame: my hero is he who, without death, can win praise.
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Blood Death Easy Fame Hero Himself Man Purchase
This I ask, is it not madness to kill thyself in order to escape death?
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Death Escape Kill Madness Order
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
That which prevents disagreeable flies from feeding on your repast, was once the proud tail of a splendid bird.
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Agreement Food Movie Prevent Proud
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
If your slave commits a fault, do not smash his teeth with your fists; give him some of the (hard) biscuit which famous Rhodes has sent you.
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Biscuit Commitment Mistake Slave 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
If fame comes after death, I’m in no hurry for it.
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Death Fame Hurry Myself
A good man enlarges the term of his own existence.
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Existence Goodness Himself Man Term
Life is not living, but living in health.
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Health Life Live One Liner

A cook should double one sense have: for he Should taster for himself and master be.

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