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Martial

Short is the life of those who possess great accomplishments, and seldom do they reach a good old age. Whatever thou lovest, pray that thou mayest not set too high a value on it.
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Accomplishment High Life Possession Short Value 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
They let out on hire their passions and eloquence. [Referring to lawyers.]
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Elegant Hire Passion
Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
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Ash Glory Late
Hidden evils are most dreaded.
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Evil Fear Hide
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
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
There is no living with thee, nor without thee.
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God Live Religious
Be not too thick with anybody; your joys will be fewer, and so will pains.
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Happiness Joy Willing Yourself
Believing hear, what you deserve to hear: Your birthday as my own to me is dear. But yours gives most; for mine did only lend Me to the world; yours gave to me a friend.
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Believe Deserve Myself World
I wont let a wife lead me to the altar.
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Leadership Myself Wife
A novice always behaves with propriety.
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Beginning Behavior Novice
Spare the person but lash the vice.
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One Liner Person Vice
It is to live twice when we can enjoy the recollections of our former life.
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Enjoyment Former Life Live
What’s a wretched man? A man whom no man pleases.
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Man Please Satisfaction
Your page stands against you and says to you that you are a thief.
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Page Stand Thief Yourself

To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.

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