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Be not too thick with anybody; your joys will be fewer, and so will pains.

Martial

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
Genuine is the sorrow endured without anyone else knowing about it.
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Endurance Genuine Known Sorrow
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
Life’s not just about being alive, but being well.
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Alive Health Life
Remember, cobbler, to keep to your leather.
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Leather Remember Yourself
Of no day can the retrospect cause pain to a good man.
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Day Goodness Man Pain
Some are good, some are middling, the most are bad.
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Bad Goodness
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
You admire, Vacerra, only the poets of old and praise only those who are dead. Pardon me, I beseech you, Vacerra, if I think death too high a price to pay for your praise.
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Admire Death Old Pay Poet Praise Price Thinking Yourself
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
Man loves malice, but not against one-eyed men nor the unfortunate, but against the fortunate and proud.
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Eyes Love Man Proud Unfortunate
I believe that man to be wretched whom none can please.
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Believe Man Myself Please
For wealth’s now given to none but to the rich.
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Rich Wealth
He truly sorrows who sorrows unseen.
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Hide One Liner Sorrow True
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
Rarity gives a charm; so early fruits and winter roses are the most prized; and coyness sets off an extravagant mistress, while the door always open tempts no suitor.
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Charm Prize Rare Suit

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