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.
MARTIALYou ask what a nice girl will do? She won’t give an inch, but she won’t say no.
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Of no day can the retrospect cause pain to a good man.
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I do not love thee, Sabidius, nor can I say why; I can only say this, “I do not love thee.”
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In adversity it is easy to despise life; he is truly brave who can endure a wretched life.
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Joys do not stay, but take wing and fly away.
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Tomorrow’s life is too late. Live today.
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For life is only life when blessed with health.
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I have not hated the man, but his faults.
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I have granted you much that you asked: and yet you never cease to ask of me. He who refuses nothing, Atticilla, will soon have nothing to refuse.
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Laugh, if thou art wise.
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A cook should double one sense have: for he Should taster for himself and master be.
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They let out on hire their passions and eloquence. [Referring to lawyers.]
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No man is quick enough to enjoy life.
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A fisherman’s walk: three steps and overboard.
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A man who lives everywhere lives nowhere.
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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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