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A vagrant is everywhere at home.

Martial

Some good, some so-so, and lots plain bad: that’s how a book of poems is made, my Friend.
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Book Creation Goodness Literature Myself Poem Writing
She grieves sincerely who grieves unseen.
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Grief Herself Sincere Unknown
Laugh, if thou art wise.
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Laughter One Liner Wisdom
You should not fear, nor yet should you wish for your last day.
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Day Fear Yourself
Our days pass by, and are scored against us.
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Day Ourselves Pass Score
The flaw which is hidden is deemed greater than it is.
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Flaw Greatness Hide
If you want him to mourn, you had best leave him nothing.
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Himself Leaving Mourn
In adversity it is easy to despise life; he is truly brave who can endure a wretched life.
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Adversity Brave Himself Life True
If I remember right, Aelia, you had four teeth; a cough displaced two, another two more. You can now cough without anxiety all the day long. A third cough can find nothing to do in your mouth.
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Anxiety Mouth Remember Right Yourself
No amount of misfortune will satisfy the man who is not satisfied with reading a hundred epigrams.
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Misfortune Reading Satisfaction
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
The swan murmurs sweet strains with a flattering tongue, itself the singer of its own dirge.
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Swan Tongue
Life is not living, but living in health.
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Health Life Live One Liner
It is folly to waste labour about trifles.
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Fools Labour Wasted
Tomorrow’s life is too late. Live today.
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Inspirational Life Live
If you have any shame, forbear to pluck the beard of a dead lion.
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Death Shame Yourself

A vagrant is everywhere at home.

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