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A man who lives everywhere lives nowhere.

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Wine and women bring misery.
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Alcohol Misery Wine
I’m what I seem; not any dyer gave, But nature dyed this colour that I have.
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Color Myself Natural
It is not, believe me, the act of a wise man to say, “I will live.” To-morrow’s life is too late; live to-day.
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Believe Day Man Myself Wisdom
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
A fisherman’s walk: three steps and overboard.
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Man Walk
If fame is to come only after death, I am in no hurry for it.
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Death Fame Hurry Myself
The African lions rush to attack bulls; they do not attack butterflies.
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Advice Attack Deep Lion Rush
They let out on hire their passions and eloquence. [Referring to lawyers.]
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Elegant Hire Passion
You ask what a nice girl will do? She won’t give an inch, but she won’t say no.
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Herself Woman
Some good, some so-so, and lots plain bad: that’s how a book of poems is made, my Friend.
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Book Creation Goodness Literature Myself Poem Writing
Tis easy to write epigrams nicely, but to write a book is hard.
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Book Easy Hard Writing Yourself
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
He who weighs his burdens, can bear them.
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Burden Himself Weigh
The bee is enclosed, and shines preserved in amber, so that it seems enshrined in its own nectar.
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Nectar Preserve Shine Shrine
Every epigram should resemble a bee; it should have sting, honey, and brevity.
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Honey Similar
I wont let a wife lead me to the altar.
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Leadership Myself Wife

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