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You crystal break, for fear of breaking it: Careless and careful hands like faults commit.

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He who weighs his burdens, can bear them.
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Burden Himself Weigh
You importune me, Tucca, to present you with my books. I shall not do so; for you want to sell, not to read, them.
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Book Myself Present Reading Yourself
Life is not merely to be alive, but to be well.
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Alive Life One Liner
You’ll get no laurel crown for outrunning a burrow.
MARTIAL

Run Yourself
Those they praise, but they read the others.
MARTIAL

One Liner Praise Reading
There is no glory in outstripping donkeys.
MARTIAL

Animal Glory
To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.
MARTIAL

Death Glory Late
To-morrow I will live, the fool does say; To-day itself’s too late, the wise lived yesterday.
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Fools Future Past Wisdom
Be cheerful, if you are wise.
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Cheerful One Liner Wisdom Yourself
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
It is folly to waste labour about trifles.
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Fools Labour Wasted
A cook should double one sense have: for he Should taster for himself and master be.
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Cook Doubt Himself Master Taste
Our days pass by, and are scored against us.
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Day Ourselves Pass Score
A jar of wine so priceless did not deserve to die. and Never think of leaving perfume or wines to your heir. Administer these youself and let him have the money.
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Deserve Leaving Money Perfume Price Wine Yourself
If your slave commits a fault, do not smash his teeth with your fists; give him some of the (hard) biscuit which famous Rhodes has sent you.
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Biscuit Commitment Mistake Slave Yourself
It is feeling and force of imagination that make us eloquent.
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Elegant Feeling Force Imagination Ourselves

You crystal break, for fear of breaking it: Careless and careful hands like faults commit.

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