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.
MARTIALWork divided is in that manner shortened.
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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.
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Fortune gives many too much, but none enough.
MARTIALFortune gives many too much, but none enough.
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Some things are good, some middling, more bad.
MARTIALSome things are good, some middling, more bad.
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Work divided is in that manner shortened.
MARTIALWork divided is in that manner shortened.
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You importune me, Tucca, to present you with my books. I shall not do so; for you want to sell, not to read, them.
MARTIALYou 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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Life’s not just about being alive, but being well.
MARTIALLife’s not just about being alive, but being well.
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The face that cannot smile is never fair.
MARTIALThe face that cannot smile is never fair.
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To be able to enjoy one’s past life is to live twice.
MARTIALTo be able to enjoy one’s past life is to live twice.
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It is to live twice when we can enjoy the recollections of our former life.
MARTIALIt is to live twice when we can enjoy the recollections of our former life.
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I have not hated the man, but his faults.
MARTIALI have not hated the man, but his faults.
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Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
MARTIALGlory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
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A vagrant is everywhere at home.
MARTIALA vagrant is everywhere at home.
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I do not hate the man, but his vices.
MARTIALI do not hate the man, but his vices.
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Your seventh wife, Phileros, is now being buried in your field. No man’s field brings him greater profit than yours, Phileros.
MARTIALYour 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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If my opinion is of any worth, the fieldfare is the greatest delicacy among birds, the hare among quadrupeds.
MARTIALIf my opinion is of any worth, the fieldfare is the greatest delicacy among birds, the hare among quadrupeds.
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If fame comes after death, I’m in no hurry for it.
MARTIALIf fame comes after death, I’m in no hurry for it.
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