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Some are good, some are middling, the most are bad.

Martial

Be not too thick with anybody; your joys will be fewer, and so will pains.
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Happiness Joy Willing Yourself
A fisherman’s walk: three steps and overboard.
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Man Walk
Birds of a feather will flock together.
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Bird Friendship Togetherness
Genuine is the sorrow endured without anyone else knowing about it.
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Endurance Genuine Known Sorrow
Who gives to friends so much from Fate secures, That is the only wealth for ever yours.
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Fate Friendship Secure Wealth Yourself
That which prevents disagreeable flies from feeding on your repast, was once the proud tail of a splendid bird.
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Agreement Food Movie Prevent Proud
You should not fear, nor yet should you wish for your last day.
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Day Fear Yourself
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
I wont let a wife lead me to the altar.
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Leadership Myself Wife
You are sad in the midst of every blessing. Take care that Fortune does not observe–or she will call you ungrateful.
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Blessing Care Fortune Gratitude Observation Sadness Yourself
There is nothing more contemptible than a bald man who pretends to have hair.
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Hairs Man Myself Pretend
Can the fish love the fisherman?
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Deep Love One Liner
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
To-morrow I will live, the fool does say; To-day itself’s too late, the wise lived yesterday.
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Fools Future Past Wisdom
They let out on hire their passions and eloquence. [Referring to lawyers.]
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Elegant Hire Passion
If fame comes after death, I’m in no hurry for it.
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Death Fame Hurry Myself

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