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While you cannot resolve what you are, at last you may be nothing.

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Spare the person but lash the vice.
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One Liner Person Vice
For wealth’s now given to none but to the rich.
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Rich Wealth
I am a shell-fish just come from being saturated with the waters of the Lucrine lake, near Baiae; but now I luxuriously thrust for noble pickle.
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Lake Luxury Myself Water
You crystal break, for fear of breaking it: Careless and careful hands like faults commit.
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Break Care Commitment Crystal Fear Hands 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
Who gives to friends so much from Fate secures, That is the only wealth for ever yours.
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Fate Friendship Secure Wealth Yourself
You should not fear, nor yet should you wish for your last day.
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Day Fear Yourself
He who weighs his burdens, can bear them.
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Burden Himself Weigh
Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.
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Enjoyment Existence Health Life
What quick wit is found in sudden straits!
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Finding Quick Sudden
Genuine is the sorrow endured without anyone else knowing about it.
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Endurance Genuine Known Sorrow
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
To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.
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Death Glory Late
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
To-morrow I will live, the fool does say; To-day itself’s too late, the wise lived yesterday.
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Fools Future Past Wisdom
Remember, cobbler, to keep to your leather.
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Leather Remember Yourself

While you cannot resolve what you are, at last you may be nothing.

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