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What’s a wretched man? A man whom no man pleases.

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Every epigram should resemble a bee; it should have sting, honey, and brevity.
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Honey Similar
It is feeling and force of imagination that make us eloquent.
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Elegant Feeling Force Imagination Ourselves
To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.
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Death Glory Late
Remember, cobbler, to keep to your leather.
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Leather Remember Yourself
Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.
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Enjoyment Existence Health Life
Givers of great dinners know few enemies.
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Enemy Food Greatness
You praise, in three hundred verses, Sabellus, the baths of Ponticus, who gives such excellent dinners. You wish to dine, Sabellus, not to bathe.
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Excellence Praise Verse Yourself
While you cannot resolve what you are, at last you may be nothing.
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Solution Yourself
You should not fear, nor yet should you wish for your last day.
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Day Fear 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
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
Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
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Ash Glory Late
A jar of wine so priceless did not deserve to die. and Never think of leaving perfume or wines to your heir. Administer these youself and let him have the money.
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Deserve Leaving Money Perfume Price Wine Yourself
To be able to enjoy one’s past life is to live twice.
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Enjoyment Life Live Past
Hidden evils are most dreaded.
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Evil Fear Hide
A cook should double one sense have: for he Should taster for himself and master be.
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Cook Doubt Himself Master Taste

What’s a wretched man? A man whom no man pleases.

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