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You’ll get no laurel crown for outrunning a burrow.

Martial

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
One genius has made many clever artists.
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Artist Genius Oneself
A fisherman’s walk: three steps and overboard.
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Man Walk
You admire, Vacerra, only the poets of old and praise only those who are dead. Pardon me, I beseech you, Vacerra, if I think death too high a price to pay for your praise.
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Admire Death Old Pay Poet Praise Price Thinking 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
Live thy life as it were spoil and pluck the joys that fly.
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Fly Joy Life Live
I believe that man to be wretched whom none can please.
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Believe Man Myself Please
This I ask, is it not madness to kill thyself in order to escape death?
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Death Escape Kill Madness Order
Epigrams need no crier, but are content with their own tongue.
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Content Language Need
There is no living with thee, nor without thee.
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God Live Religious
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
Fortune gives many too much, but none enough.
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Enough Fate Fortune
It is not he who forms idols in gold or marble that makes them gods, but he who kneels before them.
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Form God Gold Himself
He truly sorrows who sorrows unseen.
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Hide One Liner Sorrow True
Whoever is not too wise is wise.
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One Liner Wisdom
What quick wit is found in sudden straits!
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Finding Quick Sudden
When your crowd of attendants so loudly applaud you, Pomponius, it is not you, but your banquet, that is eloquent.
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Attendant Crowd Elegant Loud Praise Yourself
Laugh, if thou art wise.
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Laughter One Liner 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
He who writes distichs, wishes, I suppose, to please by brevity. But, tell me, of what avail is their brevity, when there is a whose book full of them?
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Book Himself Writing
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
Rarity gives a charm; so early fruits and winter roses are the most prized; and coyness sets off an extravagant mistress, while the door always open tempts no suitor.
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Charm Prize Rare Suit
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
If my opinion is of any worth, the fieldfare is the greatest delicacy among birds, the hare among quadrupeds.
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Greatness Myself Opinion Worth
Wine and women bring misery.
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Alcohol Misery Wine
To have nothing is not poverty.
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One Liner Poverty
He who weighs his burdens, can bear them.
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Burden Himself Weigh

You’ll get no laurel crown for outrunning a burrow.

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