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Man loves malice, but not against one-eyed men nor the unfortunate, but against the fortunate and proud.

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The face that cannot smile is never fair.
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Face Fair Happiness Smile
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
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
Birds of a feather will flock together.
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Bird Friendship Togetherness
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
However great the dish that holds the turbot, the turbot is still greater than the dish.
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Food Greatness Hold Value
The flaw which is hidden is deemed greater than it is.
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Flaw Greatness Hide
It is feeling and force of imagination that make us eloquent.
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Elegant Feeling Force Imagination Ourselves
I do not like the man who squanders life for fame; give me the man who living makes a name.
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Fame Life Man Name Yourself
For wealth’s now given to none but to the rich.
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Rich Wealth
Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.
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Enjoyment Existence Health Life
I am a shell-fish just come from being saturated with the waters of the Lucrine lake, near Baiae; but now I luxuriously thrust for noble pickle.
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Lake Luxury Myself Water
Life is not living, but living in health.
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Health Life Live One Liner
The bee is enclosed, and shines preserved in amber, so that it seems enshrined in its own nectar.
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Nectar Preserve Shine Shrine
Make it a point not to be over-fascinating.
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Fascination One Liner Point
Every bird that upwards swings Bears the Cross upon its wings.
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Animal Bird Wings

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