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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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Tomorrow’s life is too late. Live today.
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Inspirational Life Live
Laugh, if thou art wise.
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Laughter One Liner Wisdom
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
Some are good, some are middling, the most are bad.
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Bad Goodness
The virtuous man is never a novice in worldly things.
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Man Virtue World
A fisherman’s walk: three steps and overboard.
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Man Walk
He truly sorrows who sorrows unseen.
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Hide One Liner Sorrow True
There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
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Body Old Revolution
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
Virtue extends our days: he lives two lives who relives his past with pleasure.
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Day Himself Past Pleasure Virtue
Work divided is in that manner shortened.
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Division Short Work
I have granted you much that you asked: and yet you never cease to ask of me. He who refuses nothing, Atticilla, will soon have nothing to refuse.
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Gratitude Greedy Myself Refusal
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
Be merry if you are wise.
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One Liner Wisdom
Some good, some so-so, and lots plain bad: that’s how a book of poems is made, my Friend.
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Book Creation Goodness Literature Myself Poem Writing
You complain, friend Swift, of the length of my epigrams, but you yourself write nothing. Yours are shorter.
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Friendship Short Writing Yourself

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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