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You crystal break, for fear of breaking it: Careless and careful hands like faults commit.

Martial

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
Rarity gives a charm; so early fruits and winter roses are the most prized; and coyness sets off an extravagant mistress, while the door always open tempts no suitor.
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Charm Prize Rare Suit
The flaw which is hidden is deemed greater than it is.
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Flaw Greatness Hide
You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
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Envy Jealous Yourself
However great the dish that holds the turbot, the turbot is still greater than the dish.
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Food Greatness Hold Value
I seem to you cruel and too much addicted to gluttony, when I beat my cook for sending up a bad dinner. If that appears to you too trifling a cause, say for what cause you would have a cook flogged.
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Addiction Appearance Cruelty Yourself
Hidden evils are most dreaded.
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Evil Fear Hide
I’m what I seem; not any dyer gave, But nature dyed this colour that I have.
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Color Myself Natural
To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.
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Death Glory Late
While you cannot resolve what you are, at last you may be nothing.
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Solution Yourself
If fame is to come only after death, I am in no hurry for it.
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Death Fame Hurry Myself
This I ask, is it not madness to kill thyself in order to escape death?
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Death Escape Kill Madness Order
Such are thou and I: but what I am thou canst not be; what thou art any one of the multitude may be.
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Art Myself Yourself
It is easy in adversity to despise death; he has real fortitude who dares to live and be wretched.
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Adversity Death Easy Live Reality
A man who lives everywhere lives nowhere.
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Deep Existence Live Man
What quick wit is found in sudden straits!
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Finding Quick Sudden

You crystal break, for fear of breaking it: Careless and careful hands like faults commit.

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