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Who gives to friends so much from Fate secures, That is the only wealth for ever yours.

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Genuine is the sorrow endured without anyone else knowing about it.
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Endurance Genuine Known Sorrow
I have not hated the man, but his faults.
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Hate Man Mistake
I’m what I seem; not any dyer gave, But nature dyed this colour that I have.
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Color Myself Natural
Epigrams need no crier, but are content with their own tongue.
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Content Language Need
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
Every epigram should resemble a bee; it should have sting, honey, and brevity.
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Honey Similar
My poems are naughty, but my life is pure.
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Life Naughty Poem Purity
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
The virtuous man is never a novice in worldly things.
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Man Virtue World
Make it a point not to be over-fascinating.
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Fascination One Liner Point
Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.
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Enjoyment Existence Health Life
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
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
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
You admire, Vacerra, only the poets of old and praise only those who are dead. Pardon me, I beseech you, Vacerra, if I think death too high a price to pay for your praise.
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Admire Death Old Pay Poet Praise Price Thinking Yourself
Life is not merely to be alive, but to be well.
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Alive Life One Liner

Who gives to friends so much from Fate secures, That is the only wealth for ever yours.

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