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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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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
It is not, believe me, the act of a wise man to say, “I will live.” To-morrow’s life is too late; live to-day.
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Believe Day Man Myself Wisdom
I do not hate the man, but his vices.
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Hate Himself Man One Liner Vice
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
You are so pure in mind and heart, In aspect, too, so mild, I wonder that you ever could Implant your wife with child.
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Children Heart Mindset Myself Purity Wife
You’ll get no laurel crown for outrunning a burrow.
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Run Yourself
There is no glory in outstripping donkeys.
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Animal Glory
You puff the poets of other days, The living you deplore. Spare me the accolade: your praise Is not worth dying for.
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Death Live Poet Praise Worth
Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.
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Enjoyment Existence Health Life
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
He who weighs his burdens, can bear them.
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Burden Himself Weigh
Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
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Ash Glory Late
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
It is folly to waste labour about trifles.
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Fools Labour Wasted
You admire, Vacerra, only the poets of old and praise only those who are dead. Pardon me, I beseech you, Vacerra, if I think death too high a price to pay for your praise.
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Admire Death Old Pay Poet Praise Price Thinking Yourself
A good man enlarges the term of his own existence.
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Existence Goodness Himself Man Term

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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