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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.

Martial

I wont let a wife lead me to the altar.
MARTIAL

Leadership Myself Wife
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
Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are bald. Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are carrotty. Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are one-eyed. He who kisses you, Philaenis, sins against nature.
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Bald Kiss Myself Nature Sin Yourself
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
Tis easy to write epigrams nicely, but to write a book is hard.
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Book Easy Hard Writing Yourself
Make it a point not to be over-fascinating.
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Fascination One Liner Point
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
You should not fear, nor yet should you wish for your last day.
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Day Fear Yourself
If you want him to mourn, you had best leave him nothing.
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Himself Leaving Mourn
Tomorrow’s life is too late. Live today.
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Inspirational Life Live
From no place can you exclude the fates.
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Fate Place Yourself
Life is not living, but living in health.
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Health Life Live One Liner
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
A good man enlarges the term of his own existence.
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Existence Goodness Himself Man Term
You’ll get no laurel crown for outrunning a burrow.
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Run Yourself
If my opinion is of any worth, the fieldfare is the greatest delicacy among birds, the hare among quadrupeds.
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Greatness Myself Opinion Worth

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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