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If you are poor now, Aemilianus, you will always be poor. Riches are now given to none but the rich.

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Genuine is the sorrow endured without anyone else knowing about it.
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Endurance Genuine Known Sorrow
Those they praise, but they read the others.
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One Liner Praise Reading
He who thinks that the lives of Priam and of Nestor were long is much deceived and mistaken. Life consists not in living, but in enjoying health.
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Enjoyment Health Mistake Thinking
Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
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Ash Glory Late
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
He who weighs his burdens, can bear them.
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Burden Himself Weigh
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
Epigrams need no crier, but are content with their own tongue.
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Content Language Need
Tis easy to write epigrams nicely, but to write a book is hard.
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Book Easy Hard Writing Yourself
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
Laugh, if thou art wise.
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Laughter One Liner Wisdom
In adversity it is easy to despise life; he is truly brave who can endure a wreched life.
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Adversity Brave Easy Endurance Life True
If my opinion is of any worth, the fieldfare is the greatest delicacy among birds, the hare among quadrupeds.
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Greatness Myself Opinion Worth
Joys do not stay, but take wing and fly away.
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Fly Happiness Wings
Believing hear, what you deserve to hear: Your birthday as my own to me is dear. But yours gives most; for mine did only lend Me to the world; yours gave to me a friend.
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Believe Deserve Myself World
Too late is tomorrow’s life; live for today.
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Day Life Present

If you are poor now, Aemilianus, you will always be poor. Riches are now given to none but the rich.

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