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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
It is folly to waste labour about trifles.
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Fools Labour Wasted
My poems are naughty, but my life is pure.
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Life Naughty Poem Purity
If you are poor now, Aemilianus, you will always be poor. Riches are now given to none but the rich.
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Poor Rich Unfair Willing Yourself
I do not hate the man, but his vices.
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Hate Himself Man One Liner Vice
Joys do not stay, but take wing and fly away.
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Fly Happiness Wings
Tis easy to write epigrams nicely, but to write a book is hard.
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Book Easy Hard Writing Yourself
It is to live twice when we can enjoy the recollections of our former life.
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Enjoyment Former Life Live
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
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
If your slave commits a fault, do not smash his teeth with your fists; give him some of the (hard) biscuit which famous Rhodes has sent you.
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Biscuit Commitment Mistake Slave 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
I have not hated the man, but his faults.
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Hate Man Mistake
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
He who writes distichs, wishes, I suppose, to please by brevity. But, tell me, of what avail is their brevity, when there is a whose book full of them?
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Book Himself Writing
Virtue extends our days: he lives two lives who relives his past with pleasure.
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Day Himself Past Pleasure Virtue

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