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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
In adversity it is easy to despise life; he is truly brave who can endure a wretched life.
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Adversity Brave Himself Life True
You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
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Envy Jealous 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
I believe that man to be wretched whom none can please.
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Believe Man Myself Please
Be merry if you are wise.
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One Liner Wisdom
Birds of a feather will flock together.
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Bird Friendship Togetherness
Some are good, some are middling, the most are bad.
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Bad Goodness
I wont let a wife lead me to the altar.
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Leadership Myself Wife
A fisherman’s walk: three steps and overboard.
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Man Walk
Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
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Ash Glory Late
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
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
The bee is enclosed, and shines preserved in amber, so that it seems enshrined in its own nectar.
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Nectar Preserve Shine Shrine
Rarity gives a charm; so early fruits and winter roses are the most prized; and coyness sets off an extravagant mistress, while the door always open tempts no suitor.
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Charm Prize Rare Suit

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