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Life is not living, but living in health.

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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
Rarity gives a charm; so early fruits and winter roses are the most prized; and coyness sets off an extravagant mistress, while the door always open tempts no suitor.
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Charm Prize Rare Suit
Some things are good, some middling, more bad.
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Bad Goodness
Such are thou and I: but what I am thou canst not be; what thou art any one of the multitude may be.
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Art Myself Yourself
Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.
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Enjoyment Existence Health Life
I do not hate the man, but his vices.
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Hate Himself Man One Liner Vice
Birds of a feather will flock together.
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Bird Friendship Togetherness
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
You complain, friend Swift, of the length of my epigrams, but you yourself write nothing. Yours are shorter.
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Friendship Short Writing 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
Nothing is more ill-timed than an ill-timed laugh.
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Laughter Time
Some are good, some are middling, the most are bad.
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Bad Goodness
I do not like the man who squanders life for fame; give me the man who living makes a name.
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Fame Life Man Name Yourself
A fisherman’s walk: three steps and overboard.
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Man Walk
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
Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst.
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Flaw Imagination World Worst

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