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She grieves sincerely who grieves unseen.

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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
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
Epigrams need no crier, but are content with their own tongue.
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Content Language Need
Be cheerful, if you are wise.
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Cheerful One Liner Wisdom Yourself
Live thy life as it were spoil and pluck the joys that fly.
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Fly Joy Life Live
You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
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Envy Jealous Yourself
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
For life is only life when blessed with health.
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Blessing Health Life
He who prefers to give Linus the half of what he wishes to borrow, rather than to lend him the whole, prefers to lose only the half.
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Borrow Himself Lose Preference
Virtue extends our days: he lives two lives who relives his past with pleasure.
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Day Himself Past Pleasure Virtue
Some things are good, some middling, more bad.
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Bad Goodness
You are sad in the midst of every blessing. Take care that Fortune does not observe–or she will call you ungrateful.
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Blessing Care Fortune Gratitude Observation Sadness 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
You are so pure in mind and heart, In aspect, too, so mild, I wonder that you ever could Implant your wife with child.
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Children Heart Mindset Myself Purity Wife
Laugh, if thou art wise.
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Laughter One Liner Wisdom

She grieves sincerely who grieves unseen.

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