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

Martial

He who weighs his burdens, can bear them.
MARTIAL

Burden Himself Weigh
You crystal break, for fear of breaking it: Careless and careful hands like faults commit.
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Break Care Commitment Crystal Fear Hands Yourself
The flaw which is hidden is deemed greater than it is.
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Flaw Greatness Hide
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.
MARTIAL

Addiction Appearance Cruelty Yourself
It is feeling and force of imagination that make us eloquent.
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Elegant Feeling Force Imagination Ourselves
Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
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Enough Fortune Unfair
A vagrant is everywhere at home.
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Home One Liner
Spare the person but lash the vice.
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One Liner Person Vice
I’m what I seem; not any dyer gave, But nature dyed this colour that I have.
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Color Myself Natural
You are sad in the midst of every blessing. Take care that Fortune does not observe–or she will call you ungrateful.
MARTIAL

Blessing Care Fortune Gratitude Observation Sadness Yourself
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
Every epigram should resemble a bee; it should have sting, honey, and brevity.
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Honey Similar
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
Be satisfied, and pleased with what thou art, Act cheerfully and well thou allotted part; Enjoy the present hour, be thankful for the past, And neither fear, nor wish, the approaches of the last.
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Cheer Enjoyment Fear Past Satisfaction Thankful
I do not love thee, Sabidius, nor can I say why; I can only say this, “I do not love thee.”
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Love Myself
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

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

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