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Whoever is not too wise is wise.

Martial

I believe that man to be wretched whom none can please.
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Believe Man Myself Please
Who gives to friends so much from Fate secures, That is the only wealth for ever yours.
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Fate Friendship Secure Wealth Yourself
A vagrant is everywhere at home.
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Home One Liner
If you have any shame, forbear to pluck the beard of a dead lion.
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Death Shame Yourself
I have granted you much that you asked: and yet you never cease to ask of me. He who refuses nothing, Atticilla, will soon have nothing to refuse.
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Gratitude Greedy Myself Refusal
Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
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Ash Glory Late
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
Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
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Enough Fortune Unfair
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
A good man doubles the length of his existence; to have lived so as to look back with pleasure on our past existence is to live twice.
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Doubt Existence Goodness Live Man
See, how the liver is swollen larger than a fat goose! In amazement you will exclaim: Where could this possibly grow?
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Amazing Animal Food Growth Possible Yourself
I know all that better than my own name.
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Better Myself Name
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
Those they praise, but they read the others.
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One Liner Praise Reading
Spare the person but lash the vice.
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One Liner Person Vice
Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst.
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Flaw Imagination World Worst
I do not hate the man, but his vices.
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Hate Himself Man One Liner Vice
Fortune gives many too much, but none enough.
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Enough Fate Fortune
Life is not living, but living in health.
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Health Life Live One Liner
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
To be able to enjoy one’s past life is to live twice.
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Enjoyment Life Live Past
If fame comes after death, I’m in no hurry for it.
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Death Fame Hurry Myself
While you cannot resolve what you are, at last you may be nothing.
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Solution Yourself
He truly sorrows who sorrows unseen.
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Hide One Liner Sorrow True
Man loves malice, but not against one-eyed men nor the unfortunate, but against the fortunate and proud.
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Eyes Love Man Proud Unfortunate
What’s a wretched man? A man whom no man pleases.
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Man Please Satisfaction
I would not miss your face, your neck, your hands, your limbs, your bosom and certain other of your charms. Indeed, not to become boring by naming them all, I could do without you, Chloe, altogether.
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Boredom Face Love Missing Myself Togetherness

Whoever is not too wise is wise.

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