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To have nothing is not poverty.

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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 no glory in outstripping donkeys.
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Animal Glory
A vagrant is everywhere at home.
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Home One Liner
Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are bald. Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are carrotty. Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are one-eyed. He who kisses you, Philaenis, sins against nature.
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Bald Kiss Myself Nature Sin Yourself
The swan murmurs sweet strains with a flattering tongue, itself the singer of its own dirge.
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Swan Tongue
Givers of great dinners know few enemies.
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Enemy Food Greatness
That which prevents disagreeable flies from feeding on your repast, was once the proud tail of a splendid bird.
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Agreement Food Movie Prevent Proud
This I ask, is it not madness to kill thyself in order to escape death?
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Death Escape Kill Madness Order
I seem to you cruel and too much addicted to gluttony, when I beat my cook for sending up a bad dinner. If that appears to you too trifling a cause, say for what cause you would have a cook flogged.
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Addiction Appearance Cruelty Yourself
It is feeling and force of imagination that make us eloquent.
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Elegant Feeling Force Imagination Ourselves
Of no day can the retrospect cause pain to a good man.
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Day Goodness Man Pain
In adversity it is easy to despise life; he is truly brave who can endure a wreched life.
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Adversity Brave Easy Endurance Life True
Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
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Original Position Yourself
Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.
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Enjoyment Existence Health Life
To-morrow I will live, the fool does say; To-day itself’s too late, the wise lived yesterday.
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Fools Future Past Wisdom
Your page stands against you and says to you that you are a thief.
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Page Stand Thief Yourself

To have nothing is not poverty.

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