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Do good to a friend before you die, and reach out and give to him as much as you can.
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Do not deprive yourself of a happy day; let not your share of desired good pass by you.
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Will you not leave the fruit of your labors to another, and what you acquired by toil to be divided by lot?
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Give, and take, and beguile yourself, because in Hades one cannot look for luxury.
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All living beings become old like a garment, for the decree from of old is, "You must surely die!"
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Like flourishing leaves on a spreading tree which sheds some and puts forth others, so are the generations of flesh and blood: one dies and another is born.
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Every product decays and ceases to exist, and the man who made it will pass away with it.
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Blessed is the man who meditates on wisdom and who reasons intelligently.
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He who reflects in his mind on her ways will also ponder her secrets.
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Pursue wisdom like a hunter, and lie in wait on her paths.
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He who peers through her windows will also listen at her doors;