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Be cheerful, if you are wise.

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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
Our days pass by, and are scored against us.
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Day Ourselves Pass Score
Live thy life as it were spoil and pluck the joys that fly.
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Fly Joy Life Live
This I ask, is it not madness to kill thyself in order to escape death?
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Death Escape Kill Madness Order
Spare the person but lash the vice.
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One Liner Person Vice
If you have any shame, forbear to pluck the beard of a dead lion.
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Death Shame Yourself
Be content to be what you are, and prefer nothing to it, and do not fear or wish for your last day.
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Content Preference Yourself
There is no glory in outstripping donkeys.
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Animal Glory
Whoever makes great presents, expects great presents in return.
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Greatness Present Return
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
You are so pure in mind and heart, In aspect, too, so mild, I wonder that you ever could Implant your wife with child.
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Children Heart Mindset Myself Purity Wife
To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.
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Death Glory Late
If fame comes after death, I’m in no hurry for it.
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Death Fame Hurry Myself
Gifts are like hooks.
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Gift One Liner
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
Nothing is more ill-timed than an ill-timed laugh.
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Laughter Time

Be cheerful, if you are wise.

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