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Hidden evils are most dreaded.

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Make it a point not to be over-fascinating.
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Fascination One Liner Point
Be not too thick with anybody; your joys will be fewer, and so will pains.
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Happiness Joy Willing Yourself
Hidden evils are most dreaded.
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Evil Fear Hide
Epigrams need no crier, but are content with their own tongue.
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Content Language Need
Neither fear your death’s day nor long for it.
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Day Death Fear Yourself
No amount of misfortune will satisfy the man who is not satisfied with reading a hundred epigrams.
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Misfortune Reading Satisfaction
The African lions rush to attack bulls; they do not attack butterflies.
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Advice Attack Deep Lion Rush
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
No hero to me is the man who, by easy shedding of his blood, purchases fame: my hero is he who, without death, can win praise.
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Blood Death Easy Fame Hero Himself Man Purchase
The bee is enclosed, and shines preserved in amber, so that it seems enshrined in its own nectar.
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Nectar Preserve Shine Shrine
If fame is to come only after death, I am in no hurry for it.
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Death Fame Hurry Myself
I have not hated the man, but his faults.
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Hate Man Mistake
Believing hear, what you deserve to hear: Your birthday as my own to me is dear. But yours gives most; for mine did only lend Me to the world; yours gave to me a friend.
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Believe Deserve Myself World
From no place can you exclude the fates.
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Fate Place Yourself
Givers of great dinners know few enemies.
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Enemy Food Greatness
Be merry if you are wise.
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One Liner Wisdom

Hidden evils are most dreaded.

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