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While you cannot resolve what you are, at last you may be nothing.

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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
Of no day can the retrospect cause pain to a good man.
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Day Goodness Man Pain
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
If you want him to mourn, you had best leave him nothing.
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Himself Leaving Mourn
When your crowd of attendants so loudly applaud you, Pomponius, it is not you, but your banquet, that is eloquent.
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Attendant Crowd Elegant Loud Praise Yourself
Givers of great dinners know few enemies.
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Enemy Food Greatness
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
While you cannot resolve what you are, at last you may be nothing.
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Solution Yourself
Genuine is the sorrow endured without anyone else knowing about it.
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Endurance Genuine Known Sorrow
Spare the person but lash the vice.
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One Liner Person Vice
You’re obstinate, pliant, merry, morose, all at once. For me there’s no living with you, or without you.
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Absence Love Myself Togetherness Yourself
Be not too thick with anybody; your joys will be fewer, and so will pains.
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Happiness Joy Willing Yourself
I believe that man to be wretched whom none can please.
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Believe Man Myself Please
If my opinion is of any worth, the fieldfare is the greatest delicacy among birds, the hare among quadrupeds.
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Greatness Myself Opinion Worth
It is as good as second life to be able to look back upon our past life with pleasure.
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Goodness Life Pleasure Sight
He who thinks that the lives of Priam and of Nestor were long is much deceived and mistaken. Life consists not in living, but in enjoying health.
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Enjoyment Health Mistake Thinking

While you cannot resolve what you are, at last you may be nothing.

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