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Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst.

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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
Too late is tomorrow’s life; live for today.
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Day Life Present
Virtue extends our days: he lives two lives who relives his past with pleasure.
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Day Himself Past Pleasure Virtue
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
No hero to me is the man who, by easy shedding of his blood, purchases fame: my hero is he who, without death, can win praise.
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Blood Death Easy Fame Hero Himself Man Purchase
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
Neither fear your death’s day nor long for it.
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Day Death Fear Yourself
Of no day can the retrospect cause pain to a good man.
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Day Goodness Man Pain
Can the fish love the fisherman?
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Deep Love One Liner
Laugh, if thou art wise.
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Laughter One Liner Wisdom
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
For life is only life when blessed with health.
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Blessing Health Life
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
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
Your page stands against you and says to you that you are a thief.
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Page Stand Thief Yourself
He truly sorrows who sorrows unseen.
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Hide One Liner Sorrow True

Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst.

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