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I have not hated the man, but his faults.

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What’s a wretched man? A man whom no man pleases.
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Man Please Satisfaction
It is folly to waste labour about trifles.
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Fools Labour Wasted
Givers of great dinners know few enemies.
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Enemy Food Greatness
In adversity it is easy to despise life; he is truly brave who can endure a wretched life.
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Adversity Brave Himself Life True
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
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
However great the dish that holds the turbot, the turbot is still greater than the dish.
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Food Greatness Hold Value
No amount of misfortune will satisfy the man who is not satisfied with reading a hundred epigrams.
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Misfortune Reading Satisfaction
Live thy life as it were spoil and pluck the joys that fly.
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Fly Joy Life Live
If my opinion is of any worth, the fieldfare is the greatest delicacy among birds, the hare among quadrupeds.
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Greatness Myself Opinion Worth
When your crowd of attendants so loudly applaud you, Pomponius, it is not you, but your banquet, that is eloquent.
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Attendant Crowd Elegant Loud Praise Yourself
To have nothing is not poverty.
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One Liner Poverty
A cook should double one sense have: for he Should taster for himself and master be.
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Cook Doubt Himself Master Taste
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
If you have any shame, forbear to pluck the beard of a dead lion.
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Death Shame Yourself
I do not love thee, Sabidius, nor can I say why; I can only say this, “I do not love thee.”
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Love Myself

I have not hated the man, but his faults.

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