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Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.

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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
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
There is no glory in outstripping donkeys.
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Animal Glory
In adversity it is easy to despise life; he is truly brave who can endure a wreched life.
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Adversity Brave Easy Endurance Life True
What’s a wretched man? A man whom no man pleases.
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Man Please Satisfaction
Joys do not stay, but take wing and fly away.
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Fly Happiness Wings
There is no living with thee, nor without thee.
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God Live Religious
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
This I ask, is it not madness to kill thyself in order to escape death?
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Death Escape Kill Madness Order
To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.
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Death Glory Late
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
You ask what a nice girl will do? She won’t give an inch, but she won’t say no.
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Herself Woman
Be merry if you are wise.
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One Liner Wisdom
One genius has made many clever artists.
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Artist Genius Oneself
Wine and women bring misery.
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Alcohol Misery Wine
Whoever is not too wise is wise.
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One Liner Wisdom

Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.

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