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It is not he who forms idols in gold or marble that makes them gods, but he who kneels before them.

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Genuine is the sorrow endured without anyone else knowing about it.
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Endurance Genuine Known Sorrow
In adversity it is easy to despise life; he is truly brave who can endure a wreched life.
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Adversity Brave Easy Endurance Life True
He truly sorrows who sorrows unseen.
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Hide One Liner Sorrow True
Birds of a feather will flock together.
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Bird Friendship Togetherness
I do not love thee, Sabidius, nor can I say why; I can only say this, “I do not love thee.”
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Love Myself
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
Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
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Original Position Yourself
You puff the poets of other days, The living you deplore. Spare me the accolade: your praise Is not worth dying for.
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Death Live Poet Praise Worth
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
You should not fear, nor yet should you wish for your last day.
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Day Fear Yourself
I’m what I seem; not any dyer gave, But nature dyed this colour that I have.
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Color Myself Natural
Tis easy to write epigrams nicely, but to write a book is hard.
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Book Easy Hard Writing Yourself
Life is not merely to be alive, but to be well.
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Alive Life One Liner
In adversity it is easy to despise life; he is truly brave who can endure a wretched life.
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Adversity Brave Himself Life True
A fisherman’s walk: three steps and overboard.
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Man Walk
It is easy in adversity to despise death; he has real fortitude who dares to live and be wretched.
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Adversity Death Easy Live Reality

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