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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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Why do strong arms fatigue themselves with frivolous dumbbells? To dig a vineyard is worthier exercise for men.
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Arms Exercise Man Strong Worthy
For life is only life when blessed with health.
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Blessing Health Life
Service cannot be expected from a friend in service; let him be a freeman who wishes to be my master.
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Friendship Master Service Yourself
Believing hear, what you deserve to hear: Your birthday as my own to me is dear. But yours gives most; for mine did only lend Me to the world; yours gave to me a friend.
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Believe Deserve Myself World
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
You admire, Vacerra, only the poets of old and praise only those who are dead. Pardon me, I beseech you, Vacerra, if I think death too high a price to pay for your praise.
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Admire Death Old Pay Poet Praise Price Thinking Yourself
Epigrams need no crier, but are content with their own tongue.
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Content Language Need
They let out on hire their passions and eloquence. [Referring to lawyers.]
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Elegant Hire Passion
The swan murmurs sweet strains with a flattering tongue, itself the singer of its own dirge.
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Swan Tongue
Gifts are like hooks.
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Gift One Liner
If you have any shame, forbear to pluck the beard of a dead lion.
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Death Shame 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
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
Whoever is not too wise is wise.
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One Liner Wisdom
Who gives to friends so much from Fate secures, That is the only wealth for ever yours.
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Fate Friendship Secure Wealth 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

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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