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A good man doubles the length of his existence; to have lived so as to look back with pleasure on our past existence is to live twice.

Martial

If fame is to come only after death, I am in no hurry for it.
MARTIAL

Death Fame Hurry Myself
See, how the liver is swollen larger than a fat goose! In amazement you will exclaim: Where could this possibly grow?
MARTIAL

Amazing Animal Food Growth Possible Yourself
Those they praise, but they read the others.
MARTIAL

One Liner Praise Reading
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
This I ask, is it not madness to kill thyself in order to escape death?
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Death Escape Kill Madness Order
Neither fear your death’s day nor long for it.
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Day Death Fear Yourself
He truly sorrows who sorrows unseen.
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Hide One Liner Sorrow True
You admire, Vacerra, only the poets of old and praise only those who are dead. Pardon me, I beseech you, Vacerra, if I think death too high a price to pay for your praise.
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Admire Death Old Pay Poet Praise Price Thinking Yourself
Short is the life of those who possess great accomplishments, and seldom do they reach a good old age. Whatever thou lovest, pray that thou mayest not set too high a value on it.
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Accomplishment High Life Possession Short Value Yourself
To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.
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Death Glory Late
He who prefers to give Linus the half of what he wishes to borrow, rather than to lend him the whole, prefers to lose only the half.
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Borrow Himself Lose Preference
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
It is to live twice when we can enjoy the recollections of our former life.
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Enjoyment Former Life Live
I believe that man to be wretched whom none can please.
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Believe Man Myself Please
There is nothing more contemptible than a bald man who pretends to have hair.
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Hairs Man Myself Pretend
Epigrams need no crier, but are content with their own tongue.
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