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A novice always behaves with propriety.

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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
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
Every epigram should resemble a bee; it should have sting, honey, and brevity.
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Honey Similar
A novice always behaves with propriety.
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Beginning Behavior Novice
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
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
A good man enlarges the term of his own existence.
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Existence Goodness Himself Man Term
One genius has made many clever artists.
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Artist Genius Oneself
I wont let a wife lead me to the altar.
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Leadership Myself Wife
Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
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Original Position Yourself
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
They let out on hire their passions and eloquence. [Referring to lawyers.]
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Elegant Hire Passion
There is no glory in outstripping donkeys.
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Animal Glory
Joys do not stay, but take wing and fly away.
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Fly Happiness Wings
He who prefers to give Linus the half of what he wishes to borrow, rather than to lend him the whole, prefers to lose only the half.
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Borrow Himself Lose Preference
You’re obstinate, pliant, merry, morose, all at once. For me there’s no living with you, or without you.
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Absence Love Myself Togetherness Yourself

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