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A novice always behaves with propriety.

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It is feeling and force of imagination that make us eloquent.
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Elegant Feeling Force Imagination Ourselves
A jar of wine so priceless did not deserve to die. and Never think of leaving perfume or wines to your heir. Administer these youself and let him have the money.
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Deserve Leaving Money Perfume Price Wine Yourself
If fame is to come only after death, I am in no hurry for it.
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Death Fame Hurry Myself
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
I do not hate the man, but his vices.
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Hate Himself Man One Liner Vice
For wealth’s now given to none but to the rich.
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Rich Wealth
Virtue extends our days: he lives two lives who relives his past with pleasure.
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Day Himself Past Pleasure Virtue
What’s a wretched man? A man whom no man pleases.
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Man Please Satisfaction
Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
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Original Position Yourself
It is to live twice when we can enjoy the recollections of our former life.
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Enjoyment Former Life Live
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
Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst.
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Flaw Imagination World Worst
He who prefers to give Linus the half of what he wishes to borrow, rather than to lend him the whole, prefers to lose only the half.
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Borrow Himself Lose Preference
Life is not merely to be alive, but to be well.
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Alive Life One Liner
Can the fish love the fisherman?
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Deep Love One Liner
What quick wit is found in sudden straits!
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Finding Quick Sudden

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