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No amount of misfortune will satisfy the man who is not satisfied with reading a hundred epigrams.

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If you want him to mourn, you had best leave him nothing.
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Himself Leaving Mourn
I have not hated the man, but his faults.
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Hate Man Mistake
Believing hear, what you deserve to hear: Your birthday as my own to me is dear. But yours gives most; for mine did only lend Me to the world; yours gave to me a friend.
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Believe Deserve Myself World
Whoever makes great presents, expects great presents in return.
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Greatness Present Return
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
Virtue extends our days: he lives two lives who relives his past with pleasure.
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Day Himself Past Pleasure Virtue
A novice always behaves with propriety.
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Beginning Behavior Novice
No man is quick enough to enjoy life.
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Enough Life Man Quick
Be content to be what you are, and prefer nothing to it, and do not fear or wish for your last day.
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Content Preference Yourself
Epigrams need no crier, but are content with their own tongue.
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Content Language Need
You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
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Envy Jealous Yourself
What quick wit is found in sudden straits!
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Finding Quick Sudden
There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
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Body Old Revolution
A vagrant is everywhere at home.
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Home One Liner
A good man doubles the length of his existence; to have lived so as to look back with pleasure on our past existence is to live twice.
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Doubt Existence Goodness Live Man
She grieves sincerely who grieves unseen.
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Grief Herself Sincere Unknown

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