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Short is the life of those who possess great accomplishments, and seldom do they reach a good old age. Whatever thou lovest, pray that thou mayest not set too high a value on it.

Martial

You’ll get no laurel crown for outrunning a burrow.
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Run Yourself
I’m what I seem; not any dyer gave, But nature dyed this colour that I have.
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Color Myself Natural
Joys do not stay, but take wing and fly away.
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Fly Happiness Wings
Make it a point not to be over-fascinating.
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Fascination One Liner Point
A vagrant is everywhere at home.
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Home One Liner
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
A fisherman’s walk: three steps and overboard.
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Man Walk
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
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
If you are poor now, Aemilianus, you will always be poor. Riches are now given to none but the rich.
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Poor Rich Unfair Willing Yourself
Tomorrow’s life is too late. Live today.
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Inspirational Life Live
A good man doubles the length of his existence; to have lived so as to look back with pleasure on our past existence is to live twice.
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Doubt Existence Goodness Live Man
Whoever makes great presents, expects great presents in return.
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Greatness Present Return
You give me nothing during your life, but you promise to provide for me at your death. If you are not a fool, you know what I wish for!
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Death Fools Life Promise Yourself
The virtuous man is never a novice in worldly things.
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Man Virtue World
My poems are naughty, but my life is pure.
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Life Naughty Poem Purity

Short is the life of those who possess great accomplishments, and seldom do they reach a good old age. Whatever thou lovest, pray that thou mayest not set too high a value on it.

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Short is the life of those who possess great accomplishments, and seldom do they reach a good old age. Whatever thou lovest, pray that thou mayest not set too high a value on it.

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