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Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.

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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
Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
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Ash Glory Late
The virtuous man is never a novice in worldly things.
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Man Virtue World
Givers of great dinners know few enemies.
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Enemy Food Greatness
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
It is not, believe me, the act of a wise man to say, “I will live.” To-morrow’s life is too late; live to-day.
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Believe Day Man Myself Wisdom
I’m what I seem; not any dyer gave, But nature dyed this colour that I have.
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Color Myself Natural
It is easy in adversity to despise death; he has real fortitude who dares to live and be wretched.
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Adversity Death Easy Live Reality
Wine and women bring misery.
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Alcohol Misery Wine
Too late is tomorrow’s life; live for today.
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Day Life Present
Can the fish love the fisherman?
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Deep Love One Liner
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
I have not hated the man, but his faults.
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Hate Man Mistake
No amount of misfortune will satisfy the man who is not satisfied with reading a hundred epigrams.
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Misfortune Reading Satisfaction
Virtue extends our days: he lives two lives who relives his past with pleasure.
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Day Himself Past Pleasure Virtue
Fortune gives many too much, but none enough.
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Enough Fate Fortune

Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.

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