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You’re obstinate, pliant, merry, morose, all at once. For me there’s no living with you, or without you.

Martial

It is folly to waste labour about trifles.
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Fools Labour Wasted
I’m what I seem; not any dyer gave, But nature dyed this colour that I have.
MARTIAL

Color Myself Natural
This I ask, is it not madness to kill thyself in order to escape death?
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Death Escape Kill Madness Order
A man who lives everywhere lives nowhere.
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Deep Existence Live Man
Work divided is in that manner shortened.
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Division Short Work
It is easy in adversity to despise death; he has real fortitude who dares to live and be wretched.
MARTIAL

Adversity Death Easy Live Reality
You complain, friend Swift, of the length of my epigrams, but you yourself write nothing. Yours are shorter.
MARTIAL

Friendship Short Writing Yourself
Those they praise, but they read the others.
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One Liner Praise Reading
He who thinks that the lives of Priam and of Nestor were long is much deceived and mistaken. Life consists not in living, but in enjoying health.
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Enjoyment Health Mistake Thinking
Genuine is the sorrow endured without anyone else knowing about it.
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Endurance Genuine Known Sorrow
One genius has made many clever artists.
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Artist Genius Oneself
However great the dish that holds the turbot, the turbot is still greater than the dish.
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Food Greatness Hold Value
Whoever is not too wise is wise.
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One Liner Wisdom
Life is not living, but living in health.
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Health Life Live One Liner
There is nothing more contemptible than a bald man who pretends to have hair.
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Hairs Man Myself Pretend
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’re obstinate, pliant, merry, morose, all at once. For me there’s no living with you, or without you.

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