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You are sad in the midst of every blessing. Take care that Fortune does not observe–or she will call you ungrateful.
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Blessing Care Fortune Gratitude Observation Sadness Yourself
If fame comes after death, I’m in no hurry for it.
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Death Fame Hurry Myself
It is folly to waste labour about trifles.
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Fools Labour Wasted
My poems are naughty, but my life is pure.
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Life Naughty Poem Purity
Every bird that upwards swings Bears the Cross upon its wings.
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Animal Bird Wings
I would not miss your face, your neck, your hands, your limbs, your bosom and certain other of your charms. Indeed, not to become boring by naming them all, I could do without you, Chloe, altogether.
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Boredom Face Love Missing Myself Togetherness
Neither fear your death’s day nor long for it.
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Day Death Fear Yourself
It is not, believe me, the act of a wise man to say, “I will live.” To-morrow’s life is too late; live to-day.
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Believe Day Man Myself Wisdom
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
Joys do not stay, but take wing and fly away.
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Fly Happiness Wings
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
You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
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Envy Jealous Yourself
It is to live twice when we can enjoy the recollections of our former life.
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Enjoyment Former Life Live
No amount of misfortune will satisfy the man who is not satisfied with reading a hundred epigrams.
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Misfortune Reading Satisfaction
Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst.
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Flaw Imagination World Worst
The virtuous man is never a novice in worldly things.
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Man Virtue World

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