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You may envy every one, but no one envies you.

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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
It is feeling and force of imagination that make us eloquent.
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Elegant Feeling Force Imagination Ourselves
Gifts are like hooks.
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Gift One Liner
A good man doubles the length of his existence; to have lived so as to look back with pleasure on our past existence is to live twice.
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Doubt Existence Goodness Live Man
To be able to enjoy one’s past life is to live twice.
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Enjoyment Life Live Past
You should not fear, nor yet should you wish for your last day.
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Day Fear Yourself
Of no day can the retrospect cause pain to a good man.
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Day Goodness Man Pain
Virtue extends our days: he lives two lives who relives his past with pleasure.
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Day Himself Past Pleasure Virtue
You give me nothing during your life, but you promise to provide for me at your death. If you are not a fool, you know what I wish for!
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Death Fools Life Promise Yourself
Laugh, if thou art wise.
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Laughter One Liner Wisdom
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
Life is not living, but living in health.
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Health Life Live One Liner
I wont let a wife lead me to the altar.
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Leadership Myself Wife
There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
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Body Old Revolution
Whoever makes great presents, expects great presents in return.
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Greatness Present Return
Be cheerful, if you are wise.
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Cheerful One Liner Wisdom Yourself

You may envy every one, but no one envies you.

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