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However great the dish that holds the turbot, the turbot is still greater than the dish.

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Life’s not just about being alive, but being well.
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Alive Health Life
You’ll get no laurel crown for outrunning a burrow.
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Run Yourself
I have granted you much that you asked: and yet you never cease to ask of me. He who refuses nothing, Atticilla, will soon have nothing to refuse.
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Gratitude Greedy Myself Refusal
I have not hated the man, but his faults.
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Hate Man Mistake
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
A vagrant is everywhere at home.
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Home One Liner
Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.
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Enjoyment Existence Health Life
I seem to you cruel and too much addicted to gluttony, when I beat my cook for sending up a bad dinner. If that appears to you too trifling a cause, say for what cause you would have a cook flogged.
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Addiction Appearance Cruelty Yourself
Be not too thick with anybody; your joys will be fewer, and so will pains.
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Happiness Joy Willing Yourself
For life is only life when blessed with health.
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Blessing Health Life
Whoever makes great presents, expects great presents in return.
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Greatness Present Return
Whoever is not too wise is wise.
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One Liner Wisdom
However great the dish that holds the turbot, the turbot is still greater than the dish.
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Food Greatness Hold Value
A good man enlarges the term of his own existence.
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Existence Goodness Himself Man Term
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
Can the fish love the fisherman?
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Deep Love One Liner

However great the dish that holds the turbot, the turbot is still greater than the dish.

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