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It is not he who forms idols in gold or marble that makes them gods, but he who kneels before them.
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Form God Gold Himself
The shameless Chloe placed on the tombs of her seven husbands the inscription, “The work of Chloe.” How could she have expressed herself more plainly?
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Expression Inscription Place Shame
You’re obstinate, pliant, merry, morose, all at once. For me there’s no living with you, or without you.
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Absence Love Myself Togetherness Yourself
A vagrant is everywhere at home.
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Home One Liner
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
Laugh, if thou art wise.
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Laughter One Liner Wisdom
The flaw which is hidden is deemed greater than it is.
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Flaw Greatness Hide
Live thy life as it were spoil and pluck the joys that fly.
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Fly Joy Life Live
He who prefers to give Linus the half of what he wishes to borrow, rather than to lend him the whole, prefers to lose only the half.
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Borrow Himself Lose Preference
I wont let a wife lead me to the altar.
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Leadership Myself Wife
While you cannot resolve what you are, at last you may be nothing.
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Solution Yourself
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
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
Tomorrow’s life is too late. Live today.
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Inspirational Life Live
However great the dish that holds the turbot, the turbot is still greater than the dish.
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Food Greatness Hold Value
If fame comes after death, I’m in no hurry for it.
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Death Fame Hurry Myself

For wealth’s now given to none but to the rich.

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