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Tomorrow’s life is too late. Live today.

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It is not he who forms idols in gold or marble that makes them gods, but he who kneels before them.
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Form God Gold Himself
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
A cook should double one sense have: for he Should taster for himself and master be.
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Cook Doubt Himself Master Taste
See, how the liver is swollen larger than a fat goose! In amazement you will exclaim: Where could this possibly grow?
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Amazing Animal Food Growth Possible Yourself
To be able to enjoy one’s past life is to live twice.
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Enjoyment Life Live Past
A man who lives everywhere lives nowhere.
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Deep Existence Live Man
Genuine is the sorrow endured without anyone else knowing about it.
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Endurance Genuine Known Sorrow
Be not too thick with anybody; your joys will be fewer, and so will pains.
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Happiness Joy Willing Yourself
I believe that man to be wretched whom none can please.
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Believe Man Myself Please
She grieves sincerely who grieves unseen.
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Grief Herself Sincere Unknown
Some are good, some are middling, the most are bad.
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Bad Goodness
No amount of misfortune will satisfy the man who is not satisfied with reading a hundred epigrams.
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Misfortune Reading Satisfaction
Some good, some so-so, and lots plain bad: that’s how a book of poems is made, my Friend.
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Book Creation Goodness Literature Myself Poem Writing
You ask what a nice girl will do? She won’t give an inch, but she won’t say no.
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Herself Woman
When your crowd of attendants so loudly applaud you, Pomponius, it is not you, but your banquet, that is eloquent.
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Attendant Crowd Elegant Loud Praise Yourself
Believing hear, what you deserve to hear: Your birthday as my own to me is dear. But yours gives most; for mine did only lend Me to the world; yours gave to me a friend.
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Believe Deserve Myself World

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