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Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.

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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
Life is not merely to be alive, but to be well.
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Alive Life One Liner
I do not like the man who squanders life for fame; give me the man who living makes a name.
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Fame Life Man Name Yourself
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
Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
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Original Position Yourself
The virtuous man is never a novice in worldly things.
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Man Virtue World
You importune me, Tucca, to present you with my books. I shall not do so; for you want to sell, not to read, them.
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Book Myself Present Reading Yourself
Fortune gives many too much, but none enough.
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Enough Fate Fortune
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
Such are thou and I: but what I am thou canst not be; what thou art any one of the multitude may be.
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Art Myself Yourself
Too late is tomorrow’s life; live for today.
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Day Life Present
She grieves sincerely who grieves unseen.
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Grief Herself Sincere Unknown
He who weighs his burdens, can bear them.
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Burden Himself Weigh
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
I am a shell-fish just come from being saturated with the waters of the Lucrine lake, near Baiae; but now I luxuriously thrust for noble pickle.
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Lake Luxury Myself Water
Be cheerful, if you are wise.
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Cheerful One Liner Wisdom Yourself

Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.

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