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The present joys of life we doubly taste, By looking back with pleasure to the past.

Martial

A fisherman’s walk: three steps and overboard.
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Man Walk
No hero to me is the man who, by easy shedding of his blood, purchases fame: my hero is he who, without death, can win praise.
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Blood Death Easy Fame Hero Himself Man Purchase
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
Birds of a feather will flock together.
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Bird Friendship Togetherness
I believe that man to be wretched whom none can please.
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Believe Man Myself Please
It is as good as second life to be able to look back upon our past life with pleasure.
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Goodness Life Pleasure Sight
He who weighs his burdens, can bear them.
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Burden Himself Weigh
It is folly to waste labour about trifles.
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Fools Labour Wasted
Such are thou and I: but what I am thou canst not be; what thou art any one of the multitude may be.
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Art Myself Yourself
That which prevents disagreeable flies from feeding on your repast, was once the proud tail of a splendid bird.
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Agreement Food Movie Prevent Proud
To be able to enjoy one’s past life is to live twice.
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Enjoyment Life Live Past
What quick wit is found in sudden straits!
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Finding Quick Sudden
I seem to you cruel and too much addicted to gluttony, when I beat my cook for sending up a bad dinner. If that appears to you too trifling a cause, say for what cause you would have a cook flogged.
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Addiction Appearance Cruelty Yourself
Too late is tomorrow’s life; live for today.
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Day Life Present
You are so pure in mind and heart, In aspect, too, so mild, I wonder that you ever could Implant your wife with child.
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Children Heart Mindset Myself Purity Wife
Every epigram should resemble a bee; it should have sting, honey, and brevity.
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Honey Similar

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