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A novice always behaves with propriety.

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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
The flaw which is hidden is deemed greater than it is.
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Flaw Greatness Hide
This I ask, is it not madness to kill thyself in order to escape death?
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Death Escape Kill Madness Order
Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.
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Enjoyment Existence Health Life
While you cannot resolve what you are, at last you may be nothing.
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Solution Yourself
If fame is to come only after death, I am in no hurry for it.
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Death Fame Hurry Myself
Tis easy to write epigrams nicely, but to write a book is hard.
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Book Easy Hard Writing Yourself
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
If fame comes after death, I’m in no hurry for it.
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Death Fame Hurry Myself
Remember, cobbler, to keep to your leather.
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Leather Remember 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
Be merry if you are wise.
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One Liner Wisdom
Spare the person but lash the vice.
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One Liner Person Vice
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
It is easy in adversity to despise death; he has real fortitude who dares to live and be wretched.
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Adversity Death Easy Live Reality
If you want him to mourn, you had best leave him nothing.
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Himself Leaving Mourn

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