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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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To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.
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Death Glory Late
Joys do not stay, but take wing and fly away.
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Fly Happiness Wings
Neither fear your death’s day nor long for it.
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Day Death Fear Yourself
If fame comes after death, I’m in no hurry for it.
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Death Fame Hurry Myself
However great the dish that holds the turbot, the turbot is still greater than the dish.
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Food Greatness Hold Value
Every bird that upwards swings Bears the Cross upon its wings.
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Animal Bird 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
Those they praise, but they read the others.
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One Liner Praise Reading
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
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 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
Whoever makes great presents, expects great presents in return.
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Greatness Present Return
Some things are good, some middling, more bad.
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Bad Goodness
Wine and women bring misery.
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Alcohol Misery Wine
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
A novice always behaves with propriety.
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Beginning Behavior Novice

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

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