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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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Epigrams need no crier, but are content with their own tongue.
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Content Language Need
Make it a point not to be over-fascinating.
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Fascination One Liner Point
You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
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Envy Jealous Yourself
To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.
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Death Glory Late
Whoever is not too wise is wise.
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One Liner Wisdom
I know all that better than my own name.
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Better Myself Name
Every bird that upwards swings Bears the Cross upon its wings.
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Animal Bird Wings
You’re obstinate, pliant, merry, morose, all at once. For me there’s no living with you, or without you.
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Absence Love Myself Togetherness Yourself
The flaw which is hidden is deemed greater than it is.
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Flaw Greatness Hide
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
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
Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
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Original Position Yourself
What’s a wretched man? A man whom no man pleases.
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Man Please Satisfaction
If you have any shame, forbear to pluck the beard of a dead lion.
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Death Shame Yourself
See, how the liver is swollen larger than a fat goose! In amazement you will exclaim: Where could this possibly grow?
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Amazing Animal Food Growth Possible Yourself
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

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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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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