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Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst.

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A man who lives everywhere lives nowhere.
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Deep Existence Live Man
Gifts are like fish-hooks; for who is not aware that the greedy char is deceived by the fly which he swallows?
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Aware Fly Gift Himself Swallow
Some things are good, some middling, more bad.
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Bad Goodness
It is not he who forms idols in gold or marble that makes them gods, but he who kneels before them.
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Form God Gold Himself
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
Tis easy to write epigrams nicely, but to write a book is hard.
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Book Easy Hard Writing 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
I believe that man to be wretched whom none can please.
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Believe Man Myself Please
Too late is tomorrow’s life; live for today.
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Day Life Present
Laugh, if thou art wise.
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Laughter One Liner Wisdom
Neither fear your death’s day nor long for it.
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Day Death Fear Yourself
There is no living with thee, nor without thee.
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God Live Religious
To-morrow I will live, the fool does say; To-day itself’s too late, the wise lived yesterday.
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Fools Future Past Wisdom
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
He who weighs his burdens, can bear them.
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Burden Himself Weigh
If you are poor now, Aemilianus, you will always be poor. Riches are now given to none but the rich.
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Poor Rich Unfair Willing Yourself

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