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You’re obstinate, pliant, merry, morose, all at once. For me there’s no living with you, or without you.

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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
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 weighs his burdens, can bear them.
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Burden Himself Weigh
Work divided is in that manner shortened.
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Division Short Work
However great the dish that holds the turbot, the turbot is still greater than the dish.
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Food Greatness Hold Value
Life’s not just about being alive, but being well.
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Alive Health Life
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
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
You’re obstinate, pliant, merry, morose, all at once. For me there’s no living with you, or without you.
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Absence Love Myself Togetherness Yourself
Remember, cobbler, to keep to your leather.
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Leather Remember Yourself
Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are bald. Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are carrotty. Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are one-eyed. He who kisses you, Philaenis, sins against nature.
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Bald Kiss Myself Nature Sin Yourself
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
Some things are good, some middling, more bad.
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Bad Goodness
To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.
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Death Glory Late
There is no glory in outstripping donkeys.
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Animal Glory
Tomorrow’s life is too late. Live today.
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Inspirational Life Live

You’re obstinate, pliant, merry, morose, all at once. For me there’s no living with you, or without you.

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