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Some things are good, some middling, more bad.

Martial

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
Whoever is not too wise is wise.
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One Liner Wisdom
I know all that better than my own name.
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Better Myself Name
My poems are naughty, but my life is pure.
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Life Naughty Poem Purity
There is no glory in outstripping donkeys.
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Animal Glory
The flaw which is hidden is deemed greater than it is.
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Flaw Greatness Hide
A fisherman’s walk: three steps and overboard.
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Man Walk
The face that cannot smile is never fair.
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Face Fair Happiness Smile
Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
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Enough Fortune Unfair
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
Can the fish love the fisherman?
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Deep Love One Liner
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
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
Tomorrow’s life is too late. Live today.
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Inspirational Life Live
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
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
The swan murmurs sweet strains with a flattering tongue, itself the singer of its own dirge.
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Swan Tongue
Be not too thick with anybody; your joys will be fewer, and so will pains.
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Happiness Joy Willing Yourself
Neither fear your death’s day nor long for it.
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Day Death Fear Yourself
You puff the poets of other days, The living you deplore. Spare me the accolade: your praise Is not worth dying for.
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Death Live Poet Praise Worth
Birds of a feather will flock together.
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Bird Friendship Togetherness
To be able to enjoy one’s past life is to live twice.
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Enjoyment Life Live Past
No amount of misfortune will satisfy the man who is not satisfied with reading a hundred epigrams.
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Misfortune Reading Satisfaction
It is feeling and force of imagination that make us eloquent.
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Elegant Feeling Force Imagination Ourselves
Remember, cobbler, to keep to your leather.
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Leather Remember Yourself
Be merry if you are wise.
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One Liner Wisdom
I’m what I seem; not any dyer gave, But nature dyed this colour that I have.
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Color Myself Natural

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