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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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Whoever makes great presents, expects great presents in return.
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Greatness Present Return
What quick wit is found in sudden straits!
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Finding Quick Sudden
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
See, how the liver is swollen larger than a fat goose! In amazement you will exclaim: Where could this possibly grow?
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Amazing Animal Food Growth Possible Yourself
The face that cannot smile is never fair.
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Face Fair Happiness Smile
Be merry if you are wise.
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One Liner Wisdom
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
Wine and women bring misery.
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Alcohol Misery Wine
There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
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Body Old Revolution
It is as good as second life to be able to look back upon our past life with pleasure.
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Goodness Life Pleasure Sight
While you cannot resolve what you are, at last you may be nothing.
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Solution Yourself
Service cannot be expected from a friend in service; let him be a freeman who wishes to be my master.
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Friendship Master Service Yourself
Some things are good, some middling, more bad.
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Bad Goodness
It is feeling and force of imagination that make us eloquent.
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Elegant Feeling Force Imagination Ourselves
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
The shameless Chloe placed on the tombs of her seven husbands the inscription, “The work of Chloe.” How could she have expressed herself more plainly?
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Expression Inscription Place Shame

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

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