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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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Of no day can the retrospect cause pain to a good man.
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Day Goodness Man Pain
Wine and women bring misery.
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Alcohol Misery Wine
Your page stands against you and says to you that you are a thief.
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Page Stand Thief Yourself
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
Nothing is more ill-timed than an ill-timed laugh.
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Laughter Time
The African lions rush to attack bulls; they do not attack butterflies.
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Advice Attack Deep Lion Rush
If my opinion is of any worth, the fieldfare is the greatest delicacy among birds, the hare among quadrupeds.
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Greatness Myself Opinion Worth
Some are good, some are middling, the most are bad.
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Bad Goodness
What’s a wretched man? A man whom no man pleases.
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Man Please Satisfaction
My poems are naughty, but my life is pure.
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Life Naughty Poem Purity
Whoever makes great presents, expects great presents in return.
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Greatness Present Return
For life is only life when blessed with health.
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Blessing Health Life
It is folly to waste labour about trifles.
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Fools Labour Wasted
A good man enlarges the term of his own existence.
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Existence Goodness Himself Man Term
To have nothing is not poverty.
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One Liner Poverty
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

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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