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Givers of great dinners know few enemies.

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Work divided is in that manner shortened.
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Division Short Work
Can the fish love the fisherman?
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Deep Love One Liner
If fame comes after death, I’m in no hurry for it.
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Death Fame Hurry Myself
It is to live twice when we can enjoy the recollections of our former life.
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Enjoyment Former Life Live
From no place can you exclude the fates.
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Fate Place Yourself
They let out on hire their passions and eloquence. [Referring to lawyers.]
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Elegant Hire Passion
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
Fortune gives many too much, but none enough.
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Enough Fate Fortune
One genius has made many clever artists.
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Artist Genius Oneself
She grieves sincerely who grieves unseen.
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Grief Herself Sincere Unknown
The swan murmurs sweet strains with a flattering tongue, itself the singer of its own dirge.
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Swan Tongue
However great the dish that holds the turbot, the turbot is still greater than the dish.
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Food Greatness Hold Value
Short is the life of those who possess great accomplishments, and seldom do they reach a good old age. Whatever thou lovest, pray that thou mayest not set too high a value on it.
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Accomplishment High Life Possession Short Value Yourself
If you want him to mourn, you had best leave him nothing.
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Himself Leaving Mourn
He who weighs his burdens, can bear them.
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Burden Himself Weigh
Some are good, some are middling, the most are bad.
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Bad Goodness

Givers of great dinners know few enemies.

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