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Life’s not just about being alive, but being well.

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It is feeling and force of imagination that make us eloquent.
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Elegant Feeling Force Imagination Ourselves
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
To have nothing is not poverty.
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One Liner Poverty
If you want him to mourn, you had best leave him nothing.
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Himself Leaving Mourn
Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.
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Enjoyment Existence Health Life
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
The shameless Chloe placed on the tombs of her seven husbands the inscription, “The work of Chloe.” How could she have expressed herself more plainly?
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Expression Inscription Place Shame
Rarity gives a charm; so early fruits and winter roses are the most prized; and coyness sets off an extravagant mistress, while the door always open tempts no suitor.
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Charm Prize Rare Suit
Every bird that upwards swings Bears the Cross upon its wings.
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Animal Bird Wings
Whoever is not too wise is wise.
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One Liner Wisdom
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
Be not too thick with anybody; your joys will be fewer, and so will pains.
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Happiness Joy Willing Yourself
The African lions rush to attack bulls; they do not attack butterflies.
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Advice Attack Deep Lion Rush
He who prefers to give Linus the half of what he wishes to borrow, rather than to lend him the whole, prefers to lose only the half.
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Borrow Himself Lose Preference
Fortune gives many too much, but none enough.
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Enough Fate Fortune
When your crowd of attendants so loudly applaud you, Pomponius, it is not you, but your banquet, that is eloquent.
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Attendant Crowd Elegant Loud Praise Yourself

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