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Some things are good, some middling, more bad.

Martial

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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Believe Day Man Myself Wisdom
Be merry if you are wise.
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One Liner Wisdom
The swan murmurs sweet strains with a flattering tongue, itself the singer of its own dirge.
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Swan Tongue
You crystal break, for fear of breaking it: Careless and careful hands like faults commit.
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Break Care Commitment Crystal Fear Hands Yourself
What’s a wretched man? A man whom no man pleases.
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Man Please Satisfaction
In adversity it is easy to despise life; he is truly brave who can endure a wretched life.
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Adversity Brave Himself Life True
This I ask, is it not madness to kill thyself in order to escape death?
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Death Escape Kill Madness Order
However great the dish that holds the turbot, the turbot is still greater than the dish.
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Food Greatness Hold Value
A vagrant is everywhere at home.
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Home One Liner
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
To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.
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Death Glory Late
Too late is tomorrow’s life; live for today.
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Day Life Present
The face that cannot smile is never fair.
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Face Fair Happiness Smile
Epigrams need no crier, but are content with their own tongue.
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Content Language Need
I’m what I seem; not any dyer gave, But nature dyed this colour that I have.
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Color Myself Natural
I have not hated the man, but his faults.
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Hate Man Mistake

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