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Live thy life as it were spoil and pluck the joys that fly.

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A man who lives everywhere lives nowhere.
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Deep Existence Live Man
One genius has made many clever artists.
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Artist Genius Oneself
Remember, cobbler, to keep to your leather.
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Leather Remember Yourself
Those they praise, but they read the others.
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One Liner Praise Reading
The shameless Chloe placed on the tombs of her seven husbands the inscription, “The work of Chloe.” How could she have expressed herself more plainly?
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Expression Inscription Place Shame
While you cannot resolve what you are, at last you may be nothing.
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Solution Yourself
Service cannot be expected from a friend in service; let him be a freeman who wishes to be my master.
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Friendship Master Service Yourself
Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.
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Enjoyment Existence Health Life
Virtue extends our days: he lives two lives who relives his past with pleasure.
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Day Himself Past Pleasure Virtue
For wealth’s now given to none but to the rich.
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Rich Wealth
Life is not living, but living in health.
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Health Life Live One Liner
It is folly to waste labour about trifles.
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Fools Labour Wasted
Our days pass by, and are scored against us.
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Day Ourselves Pass Score
Believing hear, what you deserve to hear: Your birthday as my own to me is dear. But yours gives most; for mine did only lend Me to the world; yours gave to me a friend.
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Believe Deserve Myself World
I do not like the man who squanders life for fame; give me the man who living makes a name.
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Fame Life Man Name Yourself
Gifts are like fish-hooks; for who is not aware that the greedy char is deceived by the fly which he swallows?
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Aware Fly Gift Himself Swallow

Live thy life as it were spoil and pluck the joys that fly.

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