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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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To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.
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Death Glory Late
Live thy life as it were spoil and pluck the joys that fly.
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Fly Joy Life Live
If you have any shame, forbear to pluck the beard of a dead lion.
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Death Shame Yourself
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
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
Be cheerful, if you are wise.
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Cheerful One Liner Wisdom 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
I am a shell-fish just come from being saturated with the waters of the Lucrine lake, near Baiae; but now I luxuriously thrust for noble pickle.
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Lake Luxury Myself Water
Tis easy to write epigrams nicely, but to write a book is hard.
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Book Easy Hard Writing Yourself
A man who lives everywhere lives nowhere.
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Deep Existence Live Man
For life is only life when blessed with health.
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Blessing Health Life
You’ll get no laurel crown for outrunning a burrow.
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Run Yourself
However great the dish that holds the turbot, the turbot is still greater than the dish.
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Food Greatness Hold Value
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
If your slave commits a fault, do not smash his teeth with your fists; give him some of the (hard) biscuit which famous Rhodes has sent you.
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Biscuit Commitment Mistake Slave Yourself
A vagrant is everywhere at home.
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Home One Liner

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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