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In adversity it is easy to despise life; he is truly brave who can endure a wretched life.

Martial

There is no living with thee, nor without thee.
MARTIAL

God Live Religious
Your seventh wife, Phileros, is now being buried in your field. No man’s field brings him greater profit than yours, Phileros.
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Bury Death Profit Wife Yourself
Life is not merely to be alive, but to be well.
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Alive Life One Liner
It is to live twice when we can enjoy the recollections of our former life.
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Enjoyment Former Life Live
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
No amount of misfortune will satisfy the man who is not satisfied with reading a hundred epigrams.
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Misfortune Reading Satisfaction
He who weighs his burdens, can bear them.
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Burden Himself Weigh
The African lions rush to attack bulls; they do not attack butterflies.
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Advice Attack Deep Lion Rush
Those they praise, but they read the others.
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One Liner Praise Reading
For life is only life when blessed with health.
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Blessing Health Life
For wealth’s now given to none but to the rich.
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Rich Wealth
I believe that man to be wretched whom none can please.
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Believe Man Myself Please
There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
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Body Old Revolution
Whoever makes great presents, expects great presents in return.
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Greatness Present Return
While you cannot resolve what you are, at last you may be nothing.
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Solution Yourself
Be not too thick with anybody; your joys will be fewer, and so will pains.
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Happiness Joy Willing Yourself

In adversity it is easy to despise life; he is truly brave who can endure a wretched life.

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