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Martial

Rarity gives a charm; so early fruits and winter roses are the most prized; and coyness sets off an extravagant mistress, while the door always open tempts no suitor.
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Charm Prize Rare Suit
If you have any shame, forbear to pluck the beard of a dead lion.
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Death Shame Yourself
Too late is tomorrow’s life; live for today.
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Day Life Present
For wealth’s now given to none but to the rich.
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Rich Wealth
The virtuous man is never a novice in worldly things.
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Man Virtue World
It is not he who forms idols in gold or marble that makes them gods, but he who kneels before them.
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Form God Gold Himself
A novice always behaves with propriety.
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Beginning Behavior Novice
I do not hate the man, but his vices.
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Hate Himself Man One Liner Vice
No amount of misfortune will satisfy the man who is not satisfied with reading a hundred epigrams.
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Misfortune Reading Satisfaction
Some things are good, some middling, more bad.
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Bad Goodness
A cook should double one sense have: for he Should taster for himself and master be.
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Cook Doubt Himself Master Taste
If I remember right, Aelia, you had four teeth; a cough displaced two, another two more. You can now cough without anxiety all the day long. A third cough can find nothing to do in your mouth.
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Anxiety Mouth Remember Right Yourself
Make it a point not to be over-fascinating.
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Fascination One Liner Point
It is to live twice when we can enjoy the recollections of our former life.
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Enjoyment Former Life Live
He truly sorrows who sorrows unseen.
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Hide One Liner Sorrow True
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

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