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Fortune gives many too much, but none enough.

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Joys do not stay, but take wing and fly away.
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Fly Happiness Wings
I’m what I seem; not any dyer gave, But nature dyed this colour that I have.
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Color Myself Natural
He who weighs his burdens, can bear them.
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Burden Himself Weigh
Wine and women bring misery.
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Alcohol Misery Wine
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
Whoever is not too wise is wise.
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One Liner Wisdom
Be not too thick with anybody; your joys will be fewer, and so will pains.
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Happiness Joy Willing Yourself
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
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
Such are thou and I: but what I am thou canst not be; what thou art any one of the multitude may be.
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Art Myself Yourself
The flaw which is hidden is deemed greater than it is.
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Flaw Greatness Hide
Whoever makes great presents, expects great presents in return.
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Greatness Present Return
A cook should double one sense have: for he Should taster for himself and master be.
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Cook Doubt Himself Master Taste
What’s a wretched man? A man whom no man pleases.
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Man Please Satisfaction
Gifts are like hooks.
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Gift One Liner
While an ant was wandering under the shade of the tree of Phaeton, a drop of amber enveloped the tiny insect; thus she, who in life was disregarded, became precious by death.
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Ant Death Life Precious Shade Value

Fortune gives many too much, but none enough.

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