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While an ant was wandering under the shade of the tree of Phaeton, a drop of amber enveloped the tiny insect; thus she, who in life was disregarded, became precious by death.
MARTIAL

Ant Death Life Precious Shade Value
To-morrow I will live, the fool does say; To-day itself’s too late, the wise lived yesterday.
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Fools Future Past Wisdom
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
A cook should double one sense have: for he Should taster for himself and master be.
MARTIAL

Cook Doubt Himself Master Taste
He truly sorrows who sorrows unseen.
MARTIAL

Hide One Liner Sorrow True
Every bird that upwards swings Bears the Cross upon its wings.
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Animal Bird Wings
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
It is easy in adversity to despise death; he has real fortitude who dares to live and be wretched.
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Adversity Death Easy Live Reality
The flaw which is hidden is deemed greater than it is.
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Flaw Greatness Hide
It is feeling and force of imagination that make us eloquent.
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Elegant Feeling Force Imagination Ourselves
A good man enlarges the term of his own existence.
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Existence Goodness Himself Man Term
Neither fear your death’s day nor long for it.
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Day Death Fear Yourself
Some are good, some are middling, the most are bad.
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Bad Goodness
However great the dish that holds the turbot, the turbot is still greater than the dish.
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Food Greatness Hold Value
There is no glory in outstripping donkeys.
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Animal Glory
You’ll get no laurel crown for outrunning a burrow.
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Run Yourself

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