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The African lions rush to attack bulls; they do not attack butterflies.

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Some things are good, some middling, more bad.
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Bad Goodness
The virtuous man is never a novice in worldly things.
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Man Virtue World
If your slave commits a fault, do not smash his teeth with your fists; give him some of the (hard) biscuit which famous Rhodes has sent you.
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Biscuit Commitment Mistake Slave Yourself
For life is only life when blessed with health.
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Blessing Health Life
Whoever is not too wise is wise.
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One Liner Wisdom
You give me nothing during your life, but you promise to provide for me at your death. If you are not a fool, you know what I wish for!
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Death Fools Life Promise Yourself
A novice always behaves with propriety.
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Beginning Behavior Novice
You’ll get no laurel crown for outrunning a burrow.
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Run 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
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
He truly sorrows who sorrows unseen.
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Hide One Liner Sorrow True
The African lions rush to attack bulls; they do not attack butterflies.
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Advice Attack Deep Lion Rush
He who thinks that the lives of Priam and of Nestor were long is much deceived and mistaken. Life consists not in living, but in enjoying health.
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Enjoyment Health Mistake Thinking
I do not hate the man, but his vices.
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Hate Himself Man One Liner Vice
If fame comes after death, I’m in no hurry for it.
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Death Fame Hurry Myself
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

The African lions rush to attack bulls; they do not attack butterflies.

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