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To have nothing is not poverty.
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One Liner Poverty
Too late is tomorrow’s life; live for today.
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Day Life Present
You crystal break, for fear of breaking it: Careless and careful hands like faults commit.
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Break Care Commitment Crystal Fear Hands Yourself
Tomorrow’s life is too late. Live today.
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Inspirational Life Live
Epigrams need no crier, but are content with their own tongue.
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Content Language Need
This I ask, is it not madness to kill thyself in order to escape death?
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Death Escape Kill Madness Order
There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
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Body Old Revolution
You complain, friend Swift, of the length of my epigrams, but you yourself write nothing. Yours are shorter.
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Friendship Short Writing Yourself
Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
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Ash Glory Late
I am a shell-fish just come from being saturated with the waters of the Lucrine lake, near Baiae; but now I luxuriously thrust for noble pickle.
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Lake Luxury Myself Water
I’m what I seem; not any dyer gave, But nature dyed this colour that I have.
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Color Myself Natural
I believe that man to be wretched whom none can please.
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Believe Man Myself Please
She grieves sincerely who grieves unseen.
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Grief Herself Sincere Unknown
There is no glory in outstripping donkeys.
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Animal Glory
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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Cheer Enjoyment Fear Past Satisfaction Thankful
Your 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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Bury Death Profit Wife Yourself

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