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Man loves malice, but not against one-eyed men nor the unfortunate, but against the fortunate and proud.

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Wine and women bring misery.
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Alcohol Misery Wine
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
Givers of great dinners know few enemies.
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Enemy Food Greatness
You give me nothing during your life, but you promise to provide for me at your death. If you are not a fool, you know what I wish for!
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Death Fools Life Promise Yourself
Epigrams need no crier, but are content with their own tongue.
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Content Language Need
A vagrant is everywhere at home.
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Home One Liner
To be able to enjoy one’s past life is to live twice.
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Enjoyment Life Live Past
It is to live twice when we can enjoy the recollections of our former life.
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Enjoyment Former Life Live
I know all that better than my own name.
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Better Myself Name
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
A jar of wine so priceless did not deserve to die. and Never think of leaving perfume or wines to your heir. Administer these youself and let him have the money.
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Deserve Leaving Money Perfume Price Wine Yourself
My poems are naughty, but my life is pure.
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Life Naughty Poem Purity
Red-haired, black-lipped, club-footed, and blink-eyed; if you’re a good man, you’re a wonder!
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Goodness Man Yourself
He who weighs his burdens, can bear them.
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Burden Himself Weigh
You are so pure in mind and heart, In aspect, too, so mild, I wonder that you ever could Implant your wife with child.
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Children Heart Mindset Myself Purity Wife
Be not too thick with anybody; your joys will be fewer, and so will pains.
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Happiness Joy Willing Yourself

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