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Fortune gives many too much, but none enough.

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Those they praise, but they read the others.
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One Liner Praise Reading
In adversity it is easy to despise life; he is truly brave who can endure a wretched life.
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Adversity Brave Himself Life True
I’m what I seem; not any dyer gave, But nature dyed this colour that I have.
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Color Myself Natural
It is easy in adversity to despise death; he has real fortitude who dares to live and be wretched.
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Adversity Death Easy Live Reality
He truly sorrows who sorrows unseen.
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Hide One Liner Sorrow True
Wine and women bring misery.
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Alcohol Misery Wine
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
Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.
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Enjoyment Existence Health Life
Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are bald. Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are carrotty. Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are one-eyed. He who kisses you, Philaenis, sins against nature.
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Bald Kiss Myself Nature Sin Yourself
The virtuous man is never a novice in worldly things.
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Man Virtue World
You importune me, Tucca, to present you with my books. I shall not do so; for you want to sell, not to read, them.
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Book Myself Present Reading Yourself
Every bird that upwards swings Bears the Cross upon its wings.
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Animal Bird Wings
Whoever makes great presents, expects great presents in return.
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Greatness Present Return
However great the dish that holds the turbot, the turbot is still greater than the dish.
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Food Greatness Hold Value
Virtue extends our days: he lives two lives who relives his past with pleasure.
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Day Himself Past Pleasure Virtue
Epigrams need no crier, but are content with their own tongue.
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Content Language Need
She grieves sincerely who grieves unseen.
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Grief Herself Sincere Unknown
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
There is no living with thee, nor without thee.
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God Live Religious
Make it a point not to be over-fascinating.
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Fascination One Liner Point
Some things are good, some middling, more bad.
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Bad Goodness
Hidden evils are most dreaded.
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Evil Fear Hide
Be content to be what you are, and prefer nothing to it, and do not fear or wish for your last day.
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Content Preference Yourself
Gifts are like fish-hooks; for who is not aware that the greedy char is deceived by the fly which he swallows?
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Aware Fly Gift Himself Swallow
What quick wit is found in sudden straits!
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Finding Quick Sudden
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
Red-haired, black-lipped, club-footed, and blink-eyed; if you’re a good man, you’re a wonder!
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Goodness Man Yourself

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