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The present joys of life we doubly taste, By looking back with pleasure to the past.

Martial

You complain, friend Swift, of the length of my epigrams, but you yourself write nothing. Yours are shorter.
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Friendship Short Writing Yourself
He who weighs his burdens, can bear them.
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Burden Himself Weigh
Some good, some so-so, and lots plain bad: that’s how a book of poems is made, my Friend.
MARTIAL

Book Creation Goodness Literature Myself Poem Writing
Your seventh wife, Phileros, is now being buried in your field. No man’s field brings him greater profit than yours, Phileros.
MARTIAL

Bury Death Profit Wife Yourself
It is not, believe me, the act of a wise man to say, “I will live.” To-morrow’s life is too late; live to-day.
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Believe Day Man Myself Wisdom
You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
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Envy Jealous Yourself
Too late is tomorrow’s life; live for today.
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Day Life Present
Wine and women bring misery.
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Alcohol Misery Wine
Some are good, some are middling, the most are bad.
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Bad Goodness
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
He who prefers to give Linus the half of what he wishes to borrow, rather than to lend him the whole, prefers to lose only the half.
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Borrow Himself Lose Preference
What’s a wretched man? A man whom no man pleases.
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Man Please Satisfaction
Make it a point not to be over-fascinating.
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Fascination One Liner Point
A man who lives everywhere lives nowhere.
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Deep Existence Live Man
You crystal break, for fear of breaking it: Careless and careful hands like faults commit.
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Break Care Commitment Crystal Fear Hands Yourself
Be not too thick with anybody; your joys will be fewer, and so will pains.
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Happiness Joy Willing Yourself

The present joys of life we doubly taste, By looking back with pleasure to the past.

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