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Fortune gives many too much, but none enough.

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Too late is tomorrow’s life; live for today.
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Day Life Present
If you have any shame, forbear to pluck the beard of a dead lion.
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Death Shame Yourself
Life is not merely to be alive, but to be well.
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Alive Life One Liner
Neither fear your death’s day nor long for it.
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Day Death Fear Yourself
Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.
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Enjoyment Existence Health Life
If my opinion is of any worth, the fieldfare is the greatest delicacy among birds, the hare among quadrupeds.
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Greatness Myself Opinion Worth
A vagrant is everywhere at home.
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Home One Liner
If your slave commits a fault, do not smash his teeth with your fists; give him some of the (hard) biscuit which famous Rhodes has sent you.
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Biscuit Commitment Mistake Slave Yourself
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
If fame comes after death, I’m in no hurry for it.
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Death Fame Hurry Myself
I’m what I seem; not any dyer gave, But nature dyed this colour that I have.
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Color Myself Natural
The flaw which is hidden is deemed greater than it is.
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Flaw Greatness Hide
You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
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Envy Jealous 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
One genius has made many clever artists.
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Artist Genius Oneself
It is folly to waste labour about trifles.
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Fools Labour Wasted

Fortune gives many too much, but none enough.

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