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Givers of great dinners know few enemies.

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There is nothing more contemptible than a bald man who pretends to have hair.
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Hairs Man Myself Pretend
Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.
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Enjoyment Existence Health Life
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
You crystal break, for fear of breaking it: Careless and careful hands like faults commit.
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Break Care Commitment Crystal Fear Hands Yourself
The virtuous man is never a novice in worldly things.
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Man Virtue World
If your slave commits a fault, do not smash his teeth with your fists; give him some of the (hard) biscuit which famous Rhodes has sent you.
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Biscuit Commitment Mistake Slave Yourself
Some good, some so-so, and lots plain bad: that’s how a book of poems is made, my Friend.
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Book Creation Goodness Literature Myself Poem Writing
Virtue extends our days: he lives two lives who relives his past with pleasure.
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Day Himself Past Pleasure Virtue
There is no living with thee, nor without thee.
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God Live Religious
In adversity it is easy to despise life; he is truly brave who can endure a wreched life.
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Adversity Brave Easy Endurance Life True
Birds of a feather will flock together.
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Bird Friendship Togetherness
To-morrow I will live, the fool does say; To-day itself’s too late, the wise lived yesterday.
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Fools Future Past Wisdom
Life is not living, but living in health.
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Health Life Live One Liner
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
Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
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Enough Fortune Unfair

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