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When your crowd of attendants so loudly applaud you, Pomponius, it is not you, but your banquet, that is eloquent.

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The present joys of life we doubly taste, By looking back with pleasure to the past.
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Doubt Ourselves Pleasure Present Taste
Our days pass by, and are scored against us.
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Day Ourselves Pass Score
You are sad in the midst of every blessing. Take care that Fortune does not observe–or she will call you ungrateful.
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Blessing Care Fortune Gratitude Observation Sadness Yourself
A good man enlarges the term of his own existence.
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Existence Goodness Himself Man Term
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
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.
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Ant Death Life Precious Shade Value
Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
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Original Position Yourself
Some things are good, some middling, more bad.
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Bad Goodness
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
My poems are naughty, but my life is pure.
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Life Naughty Poem Purity
Remember, cobbler, to keep to your leather.
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Leather Remember Yourself
Your page stands against you and says to you that you are a thief.
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Page Stand Thief Yourself
There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
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Body Old Revolution
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
A fisherman’s walk: three steps and overboard.
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Man Walk
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

When your crowd of attendants so loudly applaud you, Pomponius, it is not you, but your banquet, that is eloquent.

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