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That which prevents disagreeable flies from feeding on your repast, was once the proud tail of a splendid bird.

Martial

Genuine is the sorrow endured without anyone else knowing about it.
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Endurance Genuine Known Sorrow
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
Of no day can the retrospect cause pain to a good man.
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Day Goodness Man Pain
Joys do not stay, but take wing and fly away.
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Fly Happiness Wings
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
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
If you want him to mourn, you had best leave him nothing.
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Himself Leaving Mourn
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
Fortune gives many too much, but none enough.
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Enough Fate Fortune
He truly sorrows who sorrows unseen.
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Hide One Liner Sorrow True
For life is only life when blessed with health.
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Blessing Health Life
Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
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Ash Glory Late
Every epigram should resemble a bee; it should have sting, honey, and brevity.
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Honey Similar
Life is not living, but living in health.
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Health Life Live One Liner
Be merry if you are wise.
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One Liner Wisdom
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

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