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Be not too thick with anybody; your joys will be fewer, and so will pains.

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For wealth’s now given to none but to the rich.
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Rich Wealth
Virtue extends our days: he lives two lives who relives his past with pleasure.
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Day Himself Past Pleasure Virtue
The shameless Chloe placed on the tombs of her seven husbands the inscription, “The work of Chloe.” How could she have expressed herself more plainly?
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Expression Inscription Place Shame
Be cheerful, if you are wise.
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Cheerful One Liner Wisdom Yourself
Whoever makes great presents, expects great presents in return.
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Greatness Present Return
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
Some good, some so-so, and lots plain bad: that’s how a book of poems is made, my Friend.
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Book Creation Goodness Literature Myself Poem Writing
Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
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Ash Glory Late
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
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
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
If you have any shame, forbear to pluck the beard of a dead lion.
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Death Shame Yourself
Be not too thick with anybody; your joys will be fewer, and so will pains.
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Happiness Joy Willing Yourself
The present joys of life we doubly taste, By looking back with pleasure to the past.
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Doubt Ourselves Pleasure Present Taste
Your page stands against you and says to you that you are a thief.
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Page Stand Thief Yourself

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