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Joys do not stay, but take wing and fly away.

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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
You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
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Envy Jealous Yourself
I have not hated the man, but his faults.
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Hate Man Mistake
She grieves sincerely who grieves unseen.
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Grief Herself Sincere Unknown
He who weighs his burdens, can bear them.
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Burden Himself Weigh
If fame is to come only after death, I am in no hurry for it.
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Death Fame Hurry Myself
I know all that better than my own name.
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Better Myself Name
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
If fame comes after death, I’m in no hurry for it.
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Death Fame Hurry Myself
Be merry if you are wise.
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One Liner Wisdom
It is folly to waste labour about trifles.
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Fools Labour Wasted
A man who lives everywhere lives nowhere.
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Deep Existence Live Man
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
You importune me, Tucca, to present you with my books. I shall not do so; for you want to sell, not to read, them.
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Book Myself Present Reading Yourself
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
A vagrant is everywhere at home.
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Home One Liner

Joys do not stay, but take wing and fly away.

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