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To-morrow I will live, the fool does say; To-day itself’s too late, the wise lived yesterday.

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The shameless Chloe placed on the tombs of her seven husbands the inscription, “The work of Chloe.” How could she have expressed herself more plainly?
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Expression Inscription Place Shame
I know all that better than my own name.
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Better Myself Name
You give me nothing during your life, but you promise to provide for me at your death. If you are not a fool, you know what I wish for!
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Death Fools Life Promise Yourself
Why do strong arms fatigue themselves with frivolous dumbbells? To dig a vineyard is worthier exercise for men.
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Arms Exercise Man Strong Worthy
Work divided is in that manner shortened.
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Division Short Work
Life is not merely to be alive, but to be well.
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Alive Life One Liner
Be cheerful, if you are wise.
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Cheerful One Liner Wisdom Yourself
A fisherman’s walk: three steps and overboard.
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Man Walk
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
If I remember right, Aelia, you had four teeth; a cough displaced two, another two more. You can now cough without anxiety all the day long. A third cough can find nothing to do in your mouth.
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Anxiety Mouth Remember Right 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
Some good, some so-so, and lots plain bad: that’s how a book of poems is made, my Friend.
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Book Creation Goodness Literature Myself Poem Writing
Your page stands against you and says to you that you are a thief.
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Page Stand Thief Yourself
A cook should double one sense have: for he Should taster for himself and master be.
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Cook Doubt Himself Master Taste
The African lions rush to attack bulls; they do not attack butterflies.
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Advice Attack Deep Lion Rush
Whoever is not too wise is wise.
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One Liner Wisdom

To-morrow I will live, the fool does say; To-day itself’s too late, the wise lived yesterday.

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