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.

If you are poor now, Aemilianus, you will always be poor. Riches are now given to none but the rich.
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Poor Rich Unfair Willing Yourself
To have nothing is not poverty.
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One Liner Poverty
Live thy life as it were spoil and pluck the joys that fly.
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Fly Joy Life Live
You’ll get no laurel crown for outrunning a burrow.
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Run Yourself
There is nothing more contemptible than a bald man who pretends to have hair.
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Hairs Man Myself Pretend
A novice always behaves with propriety.
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Beginning Behavior Novice
It is folly to waste labour about trifles.
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Fools Labour Wasted
Spare the person but lash the vice.
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One Liner Person Vice
Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
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Ash Glory Late
There is no living with thee, nor without thee.
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God Live Religious
It is not, believe me, the act of a wise man to say, “I will live.” To-morrow’s life is too late; live to-day.
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Believe Day Man Myself Wisdom
Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
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Original Position Yourself
Birds of a feather will flock together.
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Bird Friendship Togetherness
I have granted you much that you asked: and yet you never cease to ask of me. He who refuses nothing, Atticilla, will soon have nothing to refuse.
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Gratitude Greedy Myself Refusal
Whoever is not too wise is wise.
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One Liner Wisdom
He who weighs his burdens, can bear them.
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Burden Himself Weigh

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