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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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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
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
It is feeling and force of imagination that make us eloquent.
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Elegant Feeling Force Imagination Ourselves
Gifts are like hooks.
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Gift One Liner
Be satisfied, and pleased with what thou art, Act cheerfully and well thou allotted part; Enjoy the present hour, be thankful for the past, And neither fear, nor wish, the approaches of the last.
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Cheer Enjoyment Fear Past Satisfaction Thankful
I wont let a wife lead me to the altar.
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Leadership Myself Wife
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
There is nothing more contemptible than a bald man who pretends to have hair.
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Hairs Man Myself Pretend
Make it a point not to be over-fascinating.
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Fascination One Liner Point
What’s a wretched man? A man whom no man pleases.
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Man Please Satisfaction
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
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
There is no glory in outstripping donkeys.
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Animal Glory
A man who lives everywhere lives nowhere.
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Deep Existence Live Man
You’ll get no laurel crown for outrunning a burrow.
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Run Yourself
Of no day can the retrospect cause pain to a good man.
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Day Goodness Man Pain

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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