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It is as good as second life to be able to look back upon our past life with pleasure.

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You give me nothing during your life, but you promise to provide for me at your death. If you are not a fool, you know what I wish for!
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Death Fools Life Promise Yourself
A novice always behaves with propriety.
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Beginning Behavior Novice
I am a shell-fish just come from being saturated with the waters of the Lucrine lake, near Baiae; but now I luxuriously thrust for noble pickle.
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Lake Luxury Myself Water
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
To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.
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Death Glory Late
Genuine is the sorrow endured without anyone else knowing about it.
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Endurance Genuine Known Sorrow
From no place can you exclude the fates.
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Fate Place Yourself
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
You are sad in the midst of every blessing. Take care that Fortune does not observe–or she will call you ungrateful.
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Blessing Care Fortune Gratitude Observation Sadness Yourself
It is folly to waste labour about trifles.
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Fools Labour Wasted
There is nothing more contemptible than a bald man who pretends to have hair.
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Hairs Man Myself Pretend
Can the fish love the fisherman?
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Deep Love One Liner
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
If fame comes after death, I’m in no hurry for it.
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Death Fame Hurry Myself
If fame is to come only after death, I am in no hurry for it.
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Death Fame Hurry Myself
No man is quick enough to enjoy life.
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Enough Life Man Quick

It is as good as second life to be able to look back upon our past life with pleasure.

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