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The face that cannot smile is never fair.

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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
Man loves malice, but not against one-eyed men nor the unfortunate, but against the fortunate and proud.
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Eyes Love Man Proud Unfortunate
Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
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Original Position Yourself
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
If you have any shame, forbear to pluck the beard of a dead lion.
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Death Shame Yourself
You give me nothing during your life, but you promise to provide for me at your death. If you are not a fool, you know what I wish for!
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Death Fools Life Promise Yourself
If fame comes after death, I’m in no hurry for it.
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Death Fame Hurry Myself
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 you want him to mourn, you had best leave him nothing.
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Himself Leaving Mourn
Birds of a feather will flock together.
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Bird Friendship Togetherness
Genuine is the sorrow endured without anyone else knowing about it.
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Endurance Genuine Known Sorrow
If I remember right, Aelia, you had four teeth; a cough displaced two, another two more. You can now cough without anxiety all the day long. A third cough can find nothing to do in your mouth.
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Anxiety Mouth Remember Right Yourself
Who gives to friends so much from Fate secures, That is the only wealth for ever yours.
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Fate Friendship Secure Wealth Yourself
He who weighs his burdens, can bear them.
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Burden Himself Weigh
He truly sorrows who sorrows unseen.
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Hide One Liner Sorrow True
There is no glory in outstripping donkeys.
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Animal Glory
Service cannot be expected from a friend in service; let him be a freeman who wishes to be my master.
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Friendship Master Service Yourself
Work divided is in that manner shortened.
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Division Short Work
You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
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Envy Jealous Yourself
You ask what a nice girl will do? She won’t give an inch, but she won’t say no.
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Herself Woman
Remember, cobbler, to keep to your leather.
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Leather Remember Yourself
Those they praise, but they read the others.
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One Liner Praise Reading
I have not hated the man, but his faults.
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Hate Man Mistake
Our days pass by, and are scored against us.
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Day Ourselves Pass Score
The bee is enclosed, and shines preserved in amber, so that it seems enshrined in its own nectar.
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Nectar Preserve Shine Shrine
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
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

The face that cannot smile is never fair.

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