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I believe that man to be wretched whom none can please.
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He who weighs his burdens, can bear them.
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The bee is enclosed, and shines preserved, in a tear of the sisters of Phaeton, so that it seems enshrined in its own nectar. It has obtained a worthy reward for its great toils we may suppose that the bee itself would have desired such a death.
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I have not hated the man, but his faults.
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Epigrams need no crier, but are content with their own tongue.
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One genius has made many clever artists.
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I wont let a wife lead me to the altar. [I will not have a wife that shall be my master.]
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That which prevents disagreeable flies from feeding on your repast, was once the proud tail of a splendid bird.
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There is no living with thee, nor without thee.
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For life is only life when blessed with health.
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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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He writes nothing whose writings are not read.
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I'm what I seem not any dyer gave, But nature dyed this colour that I have.
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The flaw which is hidden is deemed greater than it is.
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A cook should double one sense have: for he Should taster for himself and master be.
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