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They let out on hire their passions and eloquence. [Referring to lawyers.]

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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
There is nothing more contemptible than a bald man who pretends to have hair.
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Hairs Man Myself Pretend
You should not fear, nor yet should you wish for your last day.
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Day Fear Yourself
What’s a wretched man? A man whom no man pleases.
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Man Please Satisfaction
He who weighs his burdens, can bear them.
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Burden Himself Weigh
It is not, believe me, the act of a wise man to say, “I will live.” To-morrow’s life is too late; live to-day.
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Believe Day Man Myself Wisdom
A novice always behaves with propriety.
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Beginning Behavior Novice
There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
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Body Old Revolution
He who writes distichs, wishes, I suppose, to please by brevity. But, tell me, of what avail is their brevity, when there is a whose book full of them?
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Book Himself Writing
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
Believing hear, what you deserve to hear: Your birthday as my own to me is dear. But yours gives most; for mine did only lend Me to the world; yours gave to me a friend.
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Believe Deserve Myself World
She grieves sincerely who grieves unseen.
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Grief Herself Sincere Unknown
Be not too thick with anybody; your joys will be fewer, and so will pains.
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Happiness Joy Willing Yourself
You are sad in the midst of every blessing. Take care that Fortune does not observe–or she will call you ungrateful.
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Blessing Care Fortune Gratitude Observation Sadness 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
Joys do not stay, but take wing and fly away.
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Fly Happiness Wings

They let out on hire their passions and eloquence. [Referring to lawyers.]

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They let out on hire their passions and eloquence. [Referring to lawyers.]

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