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Every epigram should resemble a bee; it should have sting, honey, and brevity.

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Joys do not stay, but take wing and fly away.
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Fly Happiness Wings
In adversity it is easy to despise life; he is truly brave who can endure a wretched life.
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Adversity Brave Himself Life True
Neither fear your death’s day nor long for it.
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Day Death Fear Yourself
Your seventh wife, Phileros, is now being buried in your field. No man’s field brings him greater profit than yours, Phileros.
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Bury Death Profit Wife Yourself
Virtue extends our days: he lives two lives who relives his past with pleasure.
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Day Himself Past Pleasure Virtue
Remember, cobbler, to keep to your leather.
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Leather Remember Yourself
However great the dish that holds the turbot, the turbot is still greater than the dish.
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Food Greatness Hold Value
There is nothing more contemptible than a bald man who pretends to have hair.
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Hairs Man Myself Pretend
If fame comes after death, I’m in no hurry for it.
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Death Fame Hurry Myself
I wont let a wife lead me to the altar.
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Leadership Myself Wife
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
Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
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Enough Fortune Unfair
Whoever makes great presents, expects great presents in return.
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Greatness Present Return
You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
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Envy Jealous Yourself
To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.
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Death Glory Late
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

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