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Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst.

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Wine and women bring misery.
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Alcohol Misery Wine
Can the fish love the fisherman?
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Deep Love One Liner
The flaw which is hidden is deemed greater than it is.
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Flaw Greatness Hide
A good man enlarges the term of his own existence.
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Existence Goodness Himself Man Term
You importune me, Tucca, to present you with my books. I shall not do so; for you want to sell, not to read, them.
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Book Myself Present Reading Yourself
No amount of misfortune will satisfy the man who is not satisfied with reading a hundred epigrams.
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Misfortune Reading Satisfaction
You admire, Vacerra, only the poets of old and praise only those who are dead. Pardon me, I beseech you, Vacerra, if I think death too high a price to pay for your praise.
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Admire Death Old Pay Poet Praise Price Thinking Yourself
Red-haired, black-lipped, club-footed, and blink-eyed; if you’re a good man, you’re a wonder!
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Goodness Man Yourself
Be cheerful, if you are wise.
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Cheerful One Liner Wisdom Yourself
If you have any shame, forbear to pluck the beard of a dead lion.
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Death Shame Yourself
It is folly to waste labour about trifles.
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Fools Labour Wasted
A novice always behaves with propriety.
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Beginning Behavior Novice
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
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
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
I do not hate the man, but his vices.
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Hate Himself Man One Liner Vice

Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst.

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