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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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A vagrant is everywhere at home.
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Home One Liner
Short is the life of those who possess great accomplishments, and seldom do they reach a good old age. Whatever thou lovest, pray that thou mayest not set too high a value on it.
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Accomplishment High Life Possession Short Value Yourself
The flaw which is hidden is deemed greater than it is.
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Flaw Greatness Hide
If fame comes after death, I’m in no hurry for it.
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Death Fame Hurry Myself
Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.
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Enjoyment Existence Health Life
In adversity it is easy to despise life; he is truly brave who can endure a wretched life.
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Adversity Brave Himself Life True
Givers of great dinners know few enemies.
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Enemy Food Greatness
A novice always behaves with propriety.
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Beginning Behavior Novice
You’re obstinate, pliant, merry, morose, all at once. For me there’s no living with you, or without you.
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Absence Love Myself Togetherness Yourself
Some things are good, some middling, more bad.
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Bad Goodness
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
This I ask, is it not madness to kill thyself in order to escape death?
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Death Escape Kill Madness Order
Spare the person but lash the vice.
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One Liner Person Vice
Epigrams need no crier, but are content with their own tongue.
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Content Language Need
Every epigram should resemble a bee; it should have sting, honey, and brevity.
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Honey Similar
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

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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