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No man is quick enough to enjoy life.

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Service cannot be expected from a friend in service; let him be a freeman who wishes to be my master.
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Friendship Master Service Yourself
Short is the life of those who possess great accomplishments, and seldom do they reach a good old age. Whatever thou lovest, pray that thou mayest not set too high a value on it.
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Accomplishment High Life Possession Short Value Yourself
In adversity it is easy to despise life; he is truly brave who can endure a wreched life.
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Adversity Brave Easy Endurance Life True
For life is only life when blessed with health.
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Blessing Health Life
Those they praise, but they read the others.
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One Liner Praise Reading
Tis easy to write epigrams nicely, but to write a book is hard.
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Book Easy Hard Writing Yourself
For wealth’s now given to none but to the rich.
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Rich Wealth
Neither fear your death’s day nor long for it.
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Day Death Fear Yourself
Can the fish love the fisherman?
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Deep Love One Liner
You should not fear, nor yet should you wish for your last day.
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Day Fear Yourself
Red-haired, black-lipped, club-footed, and blink-eyed; if you’re a good man, you’re a wonder!
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Goodness Man Yourself
A man who lives everywhere lives nowhere.
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Deep Existence Live Man
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
Your seventh wife, Phileros, is now being buried in your field. No man’s field brings him greater profit than yours, Phileros.
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Bury Death Profit Wife Yourself
If fame is to come only after death, I am in no hurry for it.
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Death Fame Hurry Myself
Every epigram should resemble a bee; it should have sting, honey, and brevity.
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Honey Similar

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