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He who weighs his burdens, can bear them.

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No man is quick enough to enjoy life.
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Enough Life Man Quick
To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.
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Death Glory Late
My poems are naughty, but my life is pure.
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Life Naughty Poem Purity
Remember, cobbler, to keep to your leather.
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Leather Remember Yourself
Your seventh wife, Phileros, is now being buried in your field. No man’s field brings him greater profit than yours, Phileros.
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Bury Death Profit Wife Yourself
Epigrams need no crier, but are content with their own tongue.
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Content Language Need
A fisherman’s walk: three steps and overboard.
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Man Walk
From no place can you exclude the fates.
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Fate Place Yourself
If your slave commits a fault, do not smash his teeth with your fists; give him some of the (hard) biscuit which famous Rhodes has sent you.
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Biscuit Commitment Mistake Slave Yourself
If you have any shame, forbear to pluck the beard of a dead lion.
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Death Shame Yourself
Your page stands against you and says to you that you are a thief.
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Page Stand Thief Yourself
Laugh, if thou art wise.
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Laughter One Liner Wisdom
You ask what a nice girl will do? She won’t give an inch, but she won’t say no.
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Herself Woman
What’s a wretched man? A man whom no man pleases.
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Man Please Satisfaction
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
Service cannot be expected from a friend in service; let him be a freeman who wishes to be my master.
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Friendship Master Service Yourself

He who weighs his burdens, can bear them.

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