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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.

Martial

You admire, Vacerra, only the poets of old and praise only those who are dead. Pardon me, I beseech you, Vacerra, if I think death too high a price to pay for your praise.
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Admire Death Old Pay Poet Praise Price Thinking Yourself
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
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
They let out on hire their passions and eloquence. [Referring to lawyers.]
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Elegant Hire Passion
If fame is to come only after death, I am in no hurry for it.
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Death Fame Hurry Myself
There is nothing more contemptible than a bald man who pretends to have hair.
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Hairs Man Myself Pretend
To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.
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Death Glory Late
Your seventh wife, Phileros, is now being buried in your field. No man’s field brings him greater profit than yours, Phileros.
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Bury Death Profit Wife Yourself
Of no day can the retrospect cause pain to a good man.
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Day Goodness Man Pain
Remember, cobbler, to keep to your leather.
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Leather Remember Yourself
Tis easy to write epigrams nicely, but to write a book is hard.
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Book Easy Hard Writing Yourself
A fisherman’s walk: three steps and overboard.
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Man Walk
One genius has made many clever artists.
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Artist Genius Oneself
He who thinks that the lives of Priam and of Nestor were long is much deceived and mistaken. Life consists not in living, but in enjoying health.
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Enjoyment Health Mistake Thinking
However great the dish that holds the turbot, the turbot is still greater than the dish.
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Food Greatness Hold Value
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

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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