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He who thinks that the lives of Priam and of Nestor were long is much deceived and mistaken. Life consists not in living, but in enjoying health.

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Why do strong arms fatigue themselves with frivolous dumbbells? To dig a vineyard is worthier exercise for men.
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Arms Exercise Man Strong Worthy
Believing hear, what you deserve to hear: Your birthday as my own to me is dear. But yours gives most; for mine did only lend Me to the world; yours gave to me a friend.
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Believe Deserve Myself World
He who thinks that the lives of Priam and of Nestor were long is much deceived and mistaken. Life consists not in living, but in enjoying health.
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Enjoyment Health Mistake Thinking
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
A novice always behaves with propriety.
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Beginning Behavior Novice
Laugh, if thou art wise.
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Laughter One Liner Wisdom
If you want him to mourn, you had best leave him nothing.
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Himself Leaving Mourn
Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
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Enough Fortune Unfair
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
Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst.
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Flaw Imagination World Worst
She grieves sincerely who grieves unseen.
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Grief Herself Sincere Unknown
For life is only life when blessed with health.
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Blessing Health Life
To have nothing is not poverty.
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One Liner Poverty
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
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
No man is quick enough to enjoy life.
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Enough Life Man Quick

He who thinks that the lives of Priam and of Nestor were long is much deceived and mistaken. Life consists not in living, but in enjoying health.

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