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Be cheerful, if you are wise.

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Our days pass by, and are scored against us.
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Day Ourselves Pass Score
It is not he who forms idols in gold or marble that makes them gods, but he who kneels before them.
MARTIAL

Form God Gold Himself
They let out on hire their passions and eloquence. [Referring to lawyers.]
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Elegant Hire Passion
A novice always behaves with propriety.
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Beginning Behavior Novice
For life is only life when blessed with health.
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Blessing Health Life
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
Neither fear your death’s day nor long for it.
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Day Death Fear Yourself
The shameless Chloe placed on the tombs of her seven husbands the inscription, “The work of Chloe.” How could she have expressed herself more plainly?
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Expression Inscription Place Shame
He who weighs his burdens, can bear them.
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Burden Himself Weigh
Remember, cobbler, to keep to your leather.
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Leather Remember Yourself
For wealth’s now given to none but to the rich.
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Rich Wealth
While you cannot resolve what you are, at last you may be nothing.
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Solution Yourself
It is folly to waste labour about trifles.
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Fools Labour Wasted
From no place can you exclude the fates.
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Fate Place Yourself
Work divided is in that manner shortened.
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Division Short Work
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

Be cheerful, if you are wise.

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