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He who prefers to give Linus the half of what he wishes to borrow, rather than to lend him the whole, prefers to lose only the half.
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Borrow Himself Lose Preference
The flaw which is hidden is deemed greater than it is.
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Flaw Greatness Hide
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
What quick wit is found in sudden straits!
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Finding Quick Sudden
No amount of misfortune will satisfy the man who is not satisfied with reading a hundred epigrams.
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Misfortune Reading Satisfaction
Be cheerful, if you are wise.
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Cheerful One Liner Wisdom Yourself
It is to live twice when we can enjoy the recollections of our former life.
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Enjoyment Former Life Live
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
The shameless Chloe placed on the tombs of her seven husbands the inscription, “The work of Chloe.” How could she have expressed herself more plainly?
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Expression Inscription Place Shame
A fisherman’s walk: three steps and overboard.
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Man Walk
Life’s not just about being alive, but being well.
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Alive Health Life
While you cannot resolve what you are, at last you may be nothing.
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Solution 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
Red-haired, black-lipped, club-footed, and blink-eyed; if you’re a good man, you’re a wonder!
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Goodness Man Yourself
My poems are naughty, but my life is pure.
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Life Naughty Poem Purity
Laugh, if thou art wise.
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Laughter One Liner Wisdom

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