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Make it a point not to be over-fascinating.

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What’s a wretched man? A man whom no man pleases.
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Man Please Satisfaction
A cook should double one sense have: for he Should taster for himself and master be.
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Cook Doubt Himself Master Taste
Make it a point not to be over-fascinating.
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Fascination One Liner Point
You admire, Vacerra, only the poets of old and praise only those who are dead. Pardon me, I beseech you, Vacerra, if I think death too high a price to pay for your praise.
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Admire Death Old Pay Poet Praise Price Thinking Yourself
The swan murmurs sweet strains with a flattering tongue, itself the singer of its own dirge.
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Swan Tongue
I believe that man to be wretched whom none can please.
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Believe Man Myself Please
A good man doubles the length of his existence; to have lived so as to look back with pleasure on our past existence is to live twice.
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Doubt Existence Goodness Live Man
Life’s not just about being alive, but being well.
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Alive Health Life
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
There is nothing more contemptible than a bald man who pretends to have hair.
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Hairs Man Myself Pretend
To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.
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Death Glory Late
It is not he who forms idols in gold or marble that makes them gods, but he who kneels before them.
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Form God Gold Himself
There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
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Body Old Revolution
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
Hidden evils are most dreaded.
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Evil Fear Hide
Virtue extends our days: he lives two lives who relives his past with pleasure.
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Day Himself Past Pleasure Virtue

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