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See, how the liver is swollen larger than a fat goose! In amazement you will exclaim: Where could this possibly grow?

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If fame comes after death, I’m in no hurry for it.
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Death Fame Hurry Myself
Birds of a feather will flock together.
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Bird Friendship Togetherness
The shameless Chloe placed on the tombs of her seven husbands the inscription, “The work of Chloe.” How could she have expressed herself more plainly?
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Expression Inscription Place Shame
Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
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Original Position Yourself
To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.
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Death Glory Late
Tomorrow’s life is too late. Live today.
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Inspirational Life Live
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
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
Hidden evils are most dreaded.
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Evil Fear Hide
For wealth’s now given to none but to the rich.
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Rich Wealth
Some are good, some are middling, the most are bad.
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Bad Goodness
Those they praise, but they read the others.
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One Liner Praise Reading
Your page stands against you and says to you that you are a thief.
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Page Stand Thief Yourself
Tis easy to write epigrams nicely, but to write a book is hard.
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Book Easy Hard Writing Yourself
I do not hate the man, but his vices.
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Hate Himself Man One Liner Vice
Live thy life as it were spoil and pluck the joys that fly.
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Fly Joy Life Live

See, how the liver is swollen larger than a fat goose! In amazement you will exclaim: Where could this possibly grow?

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