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You puff the poets of other days, The living you deplore. Spare me the accolade: your praise Is not worth dying for.
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Death Live Poet Praise Worth
I believe that man to be wretched whom none can please.
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Believe Man Myself Please
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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Biscuit Commitment Mistake Slave Yourself
You’ll get no laurel crown for outrunning a burrow.
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Run Yourself
Spare the person but lash the vice.
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One Liner Person Vice
While an ant was wandering under the shade of the tree of Phaeton, a drop of amber enveloped the tiny insect; thus she, who in life was disregarded, became precious by death.
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Ant Death Life Precious Shade Value
No hero to me is the man who, by easy shedding of his blood, purchases fame: my hero is he who, without death, can win praise.
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Blood Death Easy Fame Hero Himself Man Purchase
The African lions rush to attack bulls; they do not attack butterflies.
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Advice Attack Deep Lion Rush
There is nothing more contemptible than a bald man who pretends to have hair.
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Hairs Man Myself Pretend
I do not love thee, Sabidius, nor can I say why; I can only say this, “I do not love thee.”
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Love Myself
To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.
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Death Glory Late
For life is only life when blessed with health.
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Blessing Health Life
Be not too thick with anybody; your joys will be fewer, and so will pains.
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Happiness Joy Willing Yourself
Can the fish love the fisherman?
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Deep Love One Liner
It is easy in adversity to despise death; he has real fortitude who dares to live and be wretched.
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Adversity Death Easy Live Reality
You give me nothing during your life, but you promise to provide for me at your death. If you are not a fool, you know what I wish for!
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Death Fools Life Promise Yourself

Gifts are like hooks.

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