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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

Can the fish love the fisherman?
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Deep Love One Liner
Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
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Original Position Yourself
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
Tis easy to write epigrams nicely, but to write a book is hard.
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Book Easy Hard Writing Yourself
Remember, cobbler, to keep to your leather.
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Leather Remember Yourself
Your seventh wife, Phileros, is now being buried in your field. No man’s field brings him greater profit than yours, Phileros.
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Bury Death Profit Wife Yourself
Wine and women bring misery.
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Alcohol Misery Wine
Whoever makes great presents, expects great presents in return.
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Greatness Present Return
To have nothing is not poverty.
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One Liner Poverty
I wont let a wife lead me to the altar.
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Leadership Myself Wife
A fisherman’s walk: three steps and overboard.
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Man Walk
He truly sorrows who sorrows unseen.
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Hide One Liner Sorrow True
Short is the life of those who possess great accomplishments, and seldom do they reach a good old age. Whatever thou lovest, pray that thou mayest not set too high a value on it.
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Accomplishment High Life Possession Short Value Yourself
If you have any shame, forbear to pluck the beard of a dead lion.
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Death Shame Yourself
That which prevents disagreeable flies from feeding on your repast, was once the proud tail of a splendid bird.
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Agreement Food Movie Prevent Proud
You praise, in three hundred verses, Sabellus, the baths of Ponticus, who gives such excellent dinners. You wish to dine, Sabellus, not to bathe.
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Excellence Praise Verse 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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