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Our days pass by, and are scored against us.
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Day Ourselves Pass Score
If fame comes after death, I’m in no hurry for it.
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Death Fame Hurry Myself
When your crowd of attendants so loudly applaud you, Pomponius, it is not you, but your banquet, that is eloquent.
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Attendant Crowd Elegant Loud Praise Yourself
Be cheerful, if you are wise.
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Cheerful One Liner Wisdom Yourself
For life is only life when blessed with health.
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Blessing Health Life
Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
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Enough Fortune Unfair
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Content Language Need
Can the fish love the fisherman?
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Deep Love One Liner
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
While an ant was wandering under the shade of the tree of Phaeton, a drop of amber enveloped the tiny insect; thus she, who in life was disregarded, became precious by death.
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Ant Death Life Precious Shade Value
Service cannot be expected from a friend in service; let him be a freeman who wishes to be my master.
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Friendship Master Service Yourself
She grieves sincerely who grieves unseen.
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Grief Herself Sincere Unknown
A good man enlarges the term of his own existence.
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Existence Goodness Himself Man Term
Gifts are like fish-hooks; for who is not aware that the greedy char is deceived by the fly which he swallows?
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Aware Fly Gift Himself Swallow
Life’s not just about being alive, but being well.
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Alive Health Life
This I ask, is it not madness to kill thyself in order to escape death?
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Death Escape Kill Madness Order

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