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He truly sorrows who sorrows unseen.

Martial

While an ant was wandering under the shade of the tree of Phaeton, a drop of amber enveloped the tiny insect; thus she, who in life was disregarded, became precious by death.
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Ant Death Life Precious Shade Value
There is nothing more contemptible than a bald man who pretends to have hair.
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Hairs Man Myself Pretend
See, how the liver is swollen larger than a fat goose! In amazement you will exclaim: Where could this possibly grow?
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Amazing Animal Food Growth Possible Yourself
To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.
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Death Glory Late
You praise, in three hundred verses, Sabellus, the baths of Ponticus, who gives such excellent dinners. You wish to dine, Sabellus, not to bathe.
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Excellence Praise Verse Yourself
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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Gratitude Greedy Myself Refusal
I’m what I seem; not any dyer gave, But nature dyed this colour that I have.
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Color Myself Natural
A jar of wine so priceless did not deserve to die. and Never think of leaving perfume or wines to your heir. Administer these youself and let him have the money.
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Deserve Leaving Money Perfume Price Wine 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
No amount of misfortune will satisfy the man who is not satisfied with reading a hundred epigrams.
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Misfortune Reading Satisfaction
You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
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Envy Jealous 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
There is no living with thee, nor without thee.
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God Live Religious
There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
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Body Old Revolution
When your crowd of attendants so loudly applaud you, Pomponius, it is not you, but your banquet, that is eloquent.
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Attendant Crowd Elegant Loud Praise Yourself
The flaw which is hidden is deemed greater than it is.
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Flaw Greatness Hide
Givers of great dinners know few enemies.
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Enemy Food Greatness
This I ask, is it not madness to kill thyself in order to escape death?
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Death Escape Kill Madness Order
Laugh, if thou art wise.
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Laughter One Liner Wisdom
If you want him to mourn, you had best leave him nothing.
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Himself Leaving Mourn
It is to live twice when we can enjoy the recollections of our former life.
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Enjoyment Former Life Live
Of no day can the retrospect cause pain to a good man.
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Day Goodness Man Pain
Gifts are like hooks.
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Gift One Liner
You ask what a nice girl will do? She won’t give an inch, but she won’t say no.
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Herself Woman
The African lions rush to attack bulls; they do not attack butterflies.
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Advice Attack Deep Lion Rush
Red-haired, black-lipped, club-footed, and blink-eyed; if you’re a good man, you’re a wonder!
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Goodness Man Yourself
For wealth’s now given to none but to the rich.
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Rich Wealth

He truly sorrows who sorrows unseen.

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