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It is folly to waste labour about trifles.

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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
Be not too thick with anybody; your joys will be fewer, and so will pains.
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Happiness Joy Willing Yourself
Fortune gives many too much, but none enough.
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Enough Fate Fortune
Gifts are like hooks.
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Gift One Liner
If my opinion is of any worth, the fieldfare is the greatest delicacy among birds, the hare among quadrupeds.
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Greatness Myself Opinion Worth
There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
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Body Old Revolution
Genuine is the sorrow endured without anyone else knowing about it.
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Endurance Genuine Known Sorrow
You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
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Envy Jealous Yourself
Tis easy to write epigrams nicely, but to write a book is hard.
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Book Easy Hard Writing Yourself
Be merry if you are wise.
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One Liner Wisdom
I am a shell-fish just come from being saturated with the waters of the Lucrine lake, near Baiae; but now I luxuriously thrust for noble pickle.
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Lake Luxury Myself Water
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
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
There is no glory in outstripping donkeys.
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Animal Glory
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 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

It is folly to waste labour about trifles.

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