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If you have any shame, forbear to pluck the beard of a dead lion.

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A man who lives everywhere lives nowhere.
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Deep Existence Live Man
Your page stands against you and says to you that you are a thief.
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Page Stand Thief Yourself
A good man enlarges the term of his own existence.
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Existence Goodness Himself Man Term
Genuine is the sorrow endured without anyone else knowing about it.
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Endurance Genuine Known Sorrow
The present joys of life we doubly taste, By looking back with pleasure to the past.
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Doubt Ourselves Pleasure Present Taste
Every epigram should resemble a bee; it should have sting, honey, and brevity.
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Honey Similar
Be cheerful, if you are wise.
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Cheerful One Liner Wisdom Yourself
He truly sorrows who sorrows unseen.
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Hide One Liner Sorrow True
Why do strong arms fatigue themselves with frivolous dumbbells? To dig a vineyard is worthier exercise for men.
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Arms Exercise Man Strong Worthy
Whoever makes great presents, expects great presents in return.
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Greatness Present Return
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
Gifts are like fish-hooks; for who is not aware that the greedy char is deceived by the fly which he swallows?
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Aware Fly Gift Himself Swallow
There is no glory in outstripping donkeys.
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Animal Glory
Whoever is not too wise is wise.
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One Liner Wisdom
Life is not merely to be alive, but to be well.
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Alive Life One Liner
A good man doubles the length of his existence; to have lived so as to look back with pleasure on our past existence is to live twice.
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Doubt Existence Goodness Live Man

If you have any shame, forbear to pluck the beard of a dead lion.

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