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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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For life is only life when blessed with health.
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Blessing Health Life
If you have any shame, forbear to pluck the beard of a dead lion.
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Death Shame Yourself
Be not too thick with anybody; your joys will be fewer, and so will pains.
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Happiness Joy Willing Yourself
To have nothing is not poverty.
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One Liner Poverty
While you cannot resolve what you are, at last you may be nothing.
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Solution Yourself
Be content to be what you are, and prefer nothing to it, and do not fear or wish for your last day.
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Content Preference Yourself
There is nothing more contemptible than a bald man who pretends to have hair.
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Hairs Man Myself Pretend
It is to live twice when we can enjoy the recollections of our former life.
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Enjoyment Former Life Live
You are sad in the midst of every blessing. Take care that Fortune does not observe–or she will call you ungrateful.
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Blessing Care Fortune Gratitude Observation Sadness Yourself
Our days pass by, and are scored against us.
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Day Ourselves Pass Score
The virtuous man is never a novice in worldly things.
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Man Virtue World
Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
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Original Position Yourself
A cook should double one sense have: for he Should taster for himself and master be.
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Cook Doubt Himself Master Taste
You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
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Envy Jealous Yourself
A novice always behaves with propriety.
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Beginning Behavior Novice
It is feeling and force of imagination that make us eloquent.
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Elegant Feeling Force Imagination Ourselves
A vagrant is everywhere at home.
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Home One Liner
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
For wealth’s now given to none but to the rich.
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Rich Wealth
I do not like the man who squanders life for fame; give me the man who living makes a name.
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Fame Life Man Name Yourself
Your seventh wife, Phileros, is now being buried in your field. No man’s field brings him greater profit than yours, Phileros.
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Bury Death Profit Wife Yourself
There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
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Body Old Revolution
Your page stands against you and says to you that you are a thief.
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Page Stand Thief Yourself
I have not hated the man, but his faults.
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Hate Man Mistake
Be cheerful, if you are wise.
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Cheerful One Liner Wisdom 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
One genius has made many clever artists.
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Artist Genius Oneself

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