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

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No amount of misfortune will satisfy the man who is not satisfied with reading a hundred epigrams.
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Misfortune Reading Satisfaction
Joys do not stay, but take wing and fly away.
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Fly Happiness Wings
Hidden evils are most dreaded.
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Evil Fear Hide
You crystal break, for fear of breaking it: Careless and careful hands like faults commit.
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Break Care Commitment Crystal Fear Hands Yourself
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
Whoever is not too wise is wise.
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One Liner Wisdom
Make it a point not to be over-fascinating.
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Fascination One Liner Point
I do not hate the man, but his vices.
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Hate Himself Man One Liner Vice
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
Remember, cobbler, to keep to your leather.
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Leather Remember Yourself
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
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
The bee is enclosed, and shines preserved in amber, so that it seems enshrined in its own nectar.
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Nectar Preserve Shine Shrine
Every epigram should resemble a bee; it should have sting, honey, and brevity.
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Honey Similar
Of no day can the retrospect cause pain to a good man.
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Day Goodness Man Pain
Our days pass by, and are scored against us.
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Day Ourselves Pass Score

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

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