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You are sad in the midst of every blessing. Take care that Fortune does not observe–or she will call you ungrateful.

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Remember, cobbler, to keep to your leather.
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Leather Remember Yourself
If you want him to mourn, you had best leave him nothing.
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Himself Leaving Mourn
You should not fear, nor yet should you wish for your last day.
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Day Fear Yourself
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
The present joys of life we doubly taste, By looking back with pleasure to the past.
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Doubt Ourselves Pleasure Present Taste
I do not like the man who squanders life for fame; give me the man who living makes a name.
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Fame Life Man Name Yourself
The African lions rush to attack bulls; they do not attack butterflies.
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Advice Attack Deep Lion Rush
Life is not living, but living in health.
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Health Life Live One Liner
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
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
If you have any shame, forbear to pluck the beard of a dead lion.
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Death Shame Yourself
Believing hear, what you deserve to hear: Your birthday as my own to me is dear. But yours gives most; for mine did only lend Me to the world; yours gave to me a friend.
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Believe Deserve Myself World
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
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
Man loves malice, but not against one-eyed men nor the unfortunate, but against the fortunate and proud.
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Eyes Love Man Proud Unfortunate

You are sad in the midst of every blessing. Take care that Fortune does not observe–or she will call you ungrateful.

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