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I am a shell-fish just come from being saturated with the waters of the Lucrine lake, near Baiae; but now I luxuriously thrust for noble pickle.

Martial

To be able to enjoy one’s past life is to live twice.
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Enjoyment Life Live Past
One genius has made many clever artists.
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Artist Genius Oneself
Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are bald. Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are carrotty. Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are one-eyed. He who kisses you, Philaenis, sins against nature.
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Bald Kiss Myself Nature Sin Yourself
It is folly to waste labour about trifles.
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Fools Labour Wasted
I believe that man to be wretched whom none can please.
MARTIAL

Believe Man Myself Please
No hero to me is the man who, by easy shedding of his blood, purchases fame: my hero is he who, without death, can win praise.
MARTIAL

Blood Death Easy Fame Hero Himself Man Purchase
You puff the poets of other days, The living you deplore. Spare me the accolade: your praise Is not worth dying for.
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Death Live Poet Praise Worth
To have nothing is not poverty.
MARTIAL

One Liner Poverty
Genuine is the sorrow endured without anyone else knowing about it.
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Endurance Genuine Known Sorrow
A vagrant is everywhere at home.
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Home 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
The swan murmurs sweet strains with a flattering tongue, itself the singer of its own dirge.
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Swan Tongue
I wont let a wife lead me to the altar.
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Leadership Myself Wife
Some are good, some are middling, the most are bad.
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Bad Goodness
That which prevents disagreeable flies from feeding on your repast, was once the proud tail of a splendid bird.
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Agreement Food Movie Prevent Proud
The virtuous man is never a novice in worldly things.
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Man Virtue World
Remember, cobbler, to keep to your leather.
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Leather Remember Yourself
Every bird that upwards swings Bears the Cross upon its wings.
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Animal Bird Wings
I do not hate the man, but his vices.
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Hate Himself Man One Liner 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
I do not like the man who squanders life for fame; give me the man who living makes a name.
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Fame Life Man Name Yourself
If fame comes after death, I’m in no hurry for it.
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Death Fame Hurry Myself
Hidden evils are most dreaded.
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Evil Fear Hide
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
Of no day can the retrospect cause pain to a good man.
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Day Goodness Man Pain
Be merry if you are wise.
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One Liner Wisdom
She grieves sincerely who grieves unseen.
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Grief Herself Sincere Unknown

I am a shell-fish just come from being saturated with the waters of the Lucrine lake, near Baiae; but now I luxuriously thrust for noble pickle.

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