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He who weighs his burdens, can bear them.
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Burden Himself Weigh
Joys do not stay, but take wing and fly away.
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Fly Happiness Wings
Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.
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Enjoyment Existence Health Life
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
Gifts are like hooks.
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Gift One Liner
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
Can the fish love the fisherman?
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Deep Love One Liner
A vagrant is everywhere at home.
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Home One Liner
That which prevents disagreeable flies from feeding on your repast, was once the proud tail of a splendid bird.
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Agreement Food Movie Prevent Proud
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
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
You complain, friend Swift, of the length of my epigrams, but you yourself write nothing. Yours are shorter.
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Friendship Short Writing 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 ask what a nice girl will do? She won’t give an inch, but she won’t say no.
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Herself Woman
A good man doubles the length of his existence; to have lived so as to look back with pleasure on our past existence is to live twice.
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Doubt Existence Goodness Live Man
Tomorrow’s life is too late. Live today.
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Inspirational Life Live

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