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Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.

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The present joys of life we doubly taste, By looking back with pleasure to the past.
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Doubt Ourselves Pleasure Present Taste
I am a shell-fish just come from being saturated with the waters of the Lucrine lake, near Baiae; but now I luxuriously thrust for noble pickle.
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Lake Luxury Myself Water
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
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
Fortune gives many too much, but none enough.
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Enough Fate Fortune
Epigrams need no crier, but are content with their own tongue.
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Content Language Need
Life is not living, but living in health.
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Health Life Live One Liner
They let out on hire their passions and eloquence. [Referring to lawyers.]
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Elegant Hire Passion
A fisherman’s walk: three steps and overboard.
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Man Walk
While you cannot resolve what you are, at last you may be nothing.
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Solution Yourself
It is to live twice when we can enjoy the recollections of our former life.
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Enjoyment Former Life Live
I seem to you cruel and too much addicted to gluttony, when I beat my cook for sending up a bad dinner. If that appears to you too trifling a cause, say for what cause you would have a cook flogged.
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Addiction Appearance Cruelty Yourself
I do not like the man who squanders life for fame; give me the man who living makes a name.
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Fame Life Man Name Yourself
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
Be cheerful, if you are wise.
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Cheerful One Liner Wisdom Yourself
Genuine is the sorrow endured without anyone else knowing about it.
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Endurance Genuine Known Sorrow

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