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It is as good as second life to be able to look back upon our past life with pleasure.

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What’s a wretched man? A man whom no man pleases.
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Man Please Satisfaction
The African lions rush to attack bulls; they do not attack butterflies.
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Advice Attack Deep Lion Rush
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
You should not fear, nor yet should you wish for your last day.
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Day Fear Yourself
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
Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
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Original Position Yourself
I have not hated the man, but his faults.
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Hate Man Mistake
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
My poems are naughty, but my life is pure.
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Life Naughty Poem Purity
The flaw which is hidden is deemed greater than it is.
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Flaw Greatness Hide
She grieves sincerely who grieves unseen.
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Grief Herself Sincere Unknown
A novice always behaves with propriety.
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Beginning Behavior Novice
Whoever makes great presents, expects great presents in return.
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Greatness Present Return
Can the fish love the fisherman?
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Deep Love One Liner
No amount of misfortune will satisfy the man who is not satisfied with reading a hundred epigrams.
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Misfortune Reading Satisfaction
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

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