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Virtue extends our days: he lives two lives who relives his past with pleasure.

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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
Virtue extends our days: he lives two lives who relives his past with pleasure.
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Day Himself Past Pleasure Virtue
You importune me, Tucca, to present you with my books. I shall not do so; for you want to sell, not to read, them.
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Book Myself Present Reading Yourself
From no place can you exclude the fates.
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Fate Place Yourself
You complain, friend Swift, of the length of my epigrams, but you yourself write nothing. Yours are shorter.
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Friendship Short Writing Yourself
Such are thou and I: but what I am thou canst not be; what thou art any one of the multitude may be.
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Art Myself Yourself
They let out on hire their passions and eloquence. [Referring to lawyers.]
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Elegant Hire Passion
Life is not living, but living in health.
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Health Life Live One Liner
A jar of wine so priceless did not deserve to die. and Never think of leaving perfume or wines to your heir. Administer these youself and let him have the money.
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Deserve Leaving Money Perfume Price Wine Yourself
Laugh, if thou art wise.
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Laughter One Liner Wisdom
If my opinion is of any worth, the fieldfare is the greatest delicacy among birds, the hare among quadrupeds.
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Greatness Myself Opinion Worth
Those they praise, but they read the others.
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One Liner Praise Reading
For wealth’s now given to none but to the rich.
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Rich Wealth
If your slave commits a fault, do not smash his teeth with your fists; give him some of the (hard) biscuit which famous Rhodes has sent you.
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Biscuit Commitment Mistake Slave Yourself
Tomorrow’s life is too late. Live today.
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Inspirational Life Live
To be able to enjoy one’s past life is to live twice.
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Enjoyment Life Live Past

Virtue extends our days: he lives two lives who relives his past with pleasure.

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