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I’m what I seem; not any dyer gave, But nature dyed this colour that I have.

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To be able to enjoy one’s past life is to live twice.
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Enjoyment Life Live Past
Gifts are like hooks.
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Gift One Liner
No man is quick enough to enjoy life.
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Enough Life Man Quick
I have not hated the man, but his faults.
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Hate Man Mistake
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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Aware Fly Gift Himself Swallow
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
Nothing is more ill-timed than an ill-timed laugh.
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Laughter Time
No amount of misfortune will satisfy the man who is not satisfied with reading a hundred epigrams.
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Misfortune Reading Satisfaction
There is no glory in outstripping donkeys.
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Animal Glory
Make it a point not to be over-fascinating.
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Fascination One Liner Point
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
While an ant was wandering under the shade of the tree of Phaeton, a drop of amber enveloped the tiny insect; thus she, who in life was disregarded, became precious by death.
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Ant Death Life Precious Shade Value
I wont let a wife lead me to the altar.
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Leadership Myself Wife
I have granted you much that you asked: and yet you never cease to ask of me. He who refuses nothing, Atticilla, will soon have nothing to refuse.
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Gratitude Greedy Myself Refusal
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
Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
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Ash Glory Late

I’m what I seem; not any dyer gave, But nature dyed this colour that I have.

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