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I do not hate the man, but his vices.

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There is no glory in outstripping donkeys.
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Animal Glory
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
This I ask, is it not madness to kill thyself in order to escape death?
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Death Escape Kill Madness Order
Givers of great dinners know few enemies.
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Enemy Food Greatness
Remember, cobbler, to keep to your leather.
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Leather Remember Yourself
A good man enlarges the term of his own existence.
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Existence Goodness Himself Man Term
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
I have not hated the man, but his faults.
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Hate Man Mistake
Be content to be what you are, and prefer nothing to it, and do not fear or wish for your last day.
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Content Preference Yourself
Every bird that upwards swings Bears the Cross upon its wings.
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Animal Bird Wings
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
Such are thou and I: but what I am thou canst not be; what thou art any one of the multitude may be.
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Art Myself Yourself
I believe that man to be wretched whom none can please.
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Believe Man Myself Please
Birds of a feather will flock together.
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Bird Friendship Togetherness
Whoever makes great presents, expects great presents in return.
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Greatness Present Return
He who writes distichs, wishes, I suppose, to please by brevity. But, tell me, of what avail is their brevity, when there is a whose book full of them?
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Book Himself Writing

I do not hate the man, but his vices.

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