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We can more easily endure that which shames than that which vexes
us.
We can more easily endure that which shames than that which vexes
us.
Those presents are the most acceptable which are enhanced by our
regard for the donor.
Those presents are the most acceptable which are enhanced by our
regard for the donor.
The more they drink the more they thirst.
The more they drink the more they thirst.
Which of these two is the greater fool?
Which of these two is the greater fool?
The body, enervated by the excesses of the preceding day, weighs
down and prostates the mind also.
The body, enervated by the excesses of the preceding day, weighs
down and prostates the mind also.
He bristles with hair, like a sea-urchin or a hunted boar.
He bristles with hair, like a sea-urchin or a hunted boar.
Betray not a secret even though racked by wine or wrath.
Betray not a secret even though racked by wine or wrath.
Content is the philosopher's stone, that turns all it touches
into gold.
Content is the philosopher's stone, that turns all it touches
into gold.
He who is most on his guard is often himself taken in.
He who is most on his guard is often himself taken in.
The fellow is either a madman or a poet.
The fellow is either a madman or a poet.
