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The face that cannot smile is never fair.

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They let out on hire their passions and eloquence. [Referring to lawyers.]
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Elegant Hire Passion
Joys do not stay, but take wing and fly away.
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Fly Happiness Wings
Virtue extends our days: he lives two lives who relives his past with pleasure.
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Day Himself Past Pleasure Virtue
Neither fear your death’s day nor long for it.
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Day Death Fear Yourself
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
Of no day can the retrospect cause pain to a good man.
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Day Goodness Man Pain
In adversity it is easy to despise life; he is truly brave who can endure a wreched life.
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Adversity Brave Easy Endurance Life True
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
For life is only life when blessed with health.
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Blessing Health Life
A jar of wine so priceless did not deserve to die. and Never think of leaving perfume or wines to your heir. Administer these youself and let him have the money.
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Deserve Leaving Money Perfume Price Wine Yourself
In adversity it is easy to despise life; he is truly brave who can endure a wretched life.
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Adversity Brave Himself Life True
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
Epigrams need no crier, but are content with their own tongue.
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Content Language Need
Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
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Ash Glory Late
Tis easy to write epigrams nicely, but to write a book is hard.
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Book Easy Hard Writing Yourself
Gifts are like hooks.
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Gift One Liner

The face that cannot smile is never fair.

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