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Be not too thick with anybody; your joys will be fewer, and so will pains.

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Givers of great dinners know few enemies.
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Enemy Food Greatness
One genius has made many clever artists.
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Artist Genius Oneself
Life’s not just about being alive, but being well.
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Alive Health Life
In adversity it is easy to despise life; he is truly brave who can endure a wreched life.
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Adversity Brave Easy Endurance Life True
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
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
I have not hated the man, but his faults.
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Hate Man Mistake
You crystal break, for fear of breaking it: Careless and careful hands like faults commit.
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Break Care Commitment Crystal Fear Hands Yourself
Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
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Enough Fortune Unfair
Virtue extends our days: he lives two lives who relives his past with pleasure.
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Day Himself Past Pleasure Virtue
It is easy in adversity to despise death; he has real fortitude who dares to live and be wretched.
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Adversity Death Easy Live Reality
Our days pass by, and are scored against us.
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Day Ourselves Pass Score
Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.
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Enjoyment Existence Health Life
Rarity gives a charm; so early fruits and winter roses are the most prized; and coyness sets off an extravagant mistress, while the door always open tempts no suitor.
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Charm Prize Rare Suit
You’ll get no laurel crown for outrunning a burrow.
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Run Yourself
I’m what I seem; not any dyer gave, But nature dyed this colour that I have.
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Color Myself Natural

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