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Some are good, some are middling, the most are bad.

Martial

Gifts are like fish-hooks; for who is not aware that the greedy char is deceived by the fly which he swallows?
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Aware Fly Gift Himself Swallow
Why do strong arms fatigue themselves with frivolous dumbbells? To dig a vineyard is worthier exercise for men.
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Arms Exercise Man Strong Worthy
He who prefers to give Linus the half of what he wishes to borrow, rather than to lend him the whole, prefers to lose only the half.
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Borrow Himself Lose Preference
Those they praise, but they read the others.
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One Liner Praise Reading
I would not miss your face, your neck, your hands, your limbs, your bosom and certain other of your charms. Indeed, not to become boring by naming them all, I could do without you, Chloe, altogether.
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Boredom Face Love Missing Myself Togetherness
The African lions rush to attack bulls; they do not attack butterflies.
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Advice Attack Deep Lion Rush
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
Tomorrow’s life is too late. Live today.
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Inspirational Life Live
To be able to enjoy one’s past life is to live twice.
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Enjoyment Life Live Past
You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
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Envy Jealous Yourself
It is as good as second life to be able to look back upon our past life with pleasure.
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Goodness Life Pleasure Sight
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
Some are good, some are middling, the most are bad.
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Bad Goodness
I seem to you cruel and too much addicted to gluttony, when I beat my cook for sending up a bad dinner. If that appears to you too trifling a cause, say for what cause you would have a cook flogged.
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Addiction Appearance Cruelty Yourself
Gifts are like hooks.
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Gift One Liner
To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.
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Death Glory Late

Some are good, some are middling, the most are bad.

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