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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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It is feeling and force of imagination that make us eloquent.
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Elegant Feeling Force Imagination Ourselves
The swan murmurs sweet strains with a flattering tongue, itself the singer of its own dirge.
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Swan Tongue
He who prefers to give Linus the half of what he wishes to borrow, rather than to lend him the whole, prefers to lose only the half.
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Borrow Himself Lose Preference
A man who lives everywhere lives nowhere.
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Deep Existence Live Man
Givers of great dinners know few enemies.
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Enemy Food Greatness
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
However great the dish that holds the turbot, the turbot is still greater than the dish.
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Food Greatness Hold Value
I know all that better than my own name.
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Better Myself Name
Be not too thick with anybody; your joys will be fewer, and so will pains.
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Happiness Joy Willing Yourself
It is to live twice when we can enjoy the recollections of our former life.
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Enjoyment Former Life Live
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
Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
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Ash Glory Late
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
Some are good, some are middling, the most are bad.
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Bad Goodness
Be merry if you are wise.
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One Liner Wisdom
He who thinks that the lives of Priam and of Nestor were long is much deceived and mistaken. Life consists not in living, but in enjoying health.
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Enjoyment Health Mistake Thinking

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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