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Whoever is not too wise is wise.
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One Liner Wisdom
A man who lives everywhere lives nowhere.
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Deep Existence Live Man
To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.
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Death Glory Late
Your page stands against you and says to you that you are a thief.
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Page Stand Thief Yourself
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 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
One genius has made many clever artists.
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Artist Genius Oneself
You praise, in three hundred verses, Sabellus, the baths of Ponticus, who gives such excellent dinners. You wish to dine, Sabellus, not to bathe.
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Excellence Praise Verse Yourself
That which prevents disagreeable flies from feeding on your repast, was once the proud tail of a splendid bird.
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Agreement Food Movie Prevent Proud
He who writes distichs, wishes, I suppose, to please by brevity. But, tell me, of what avail is their brevity, when there is a whose book full of them?
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Book Himself Writing
Spare the person but lash the vice.
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One Liner Person Vice
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
From no place can you exclude the fates.
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Fate Place Yourself
Whoever makes great presents, expects great presents in return.
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Greatness Present Return
Nothing is more ill-timed than an ill-timed laugh.
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Laughter Time
It is to live twice when we can enjoy the recollections of our former life.
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Enjoyment Former Life Live

Fortune gives many too much, but none enough.

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