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The virtuous man is never a novice in worldly things.

Martial

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
They let out on hire their passions and eloquence. [Referring to lawyers.]
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Elegant Hire Passion
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
There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
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Body Old Revolution
You complain, friend Swift, of the length of my epigrams, but you yourself write nothing. Yours are shorter.
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Friendship Short Writing Yourself
While you cannot resolve what you are, at last you may be nothing.
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Solution Yourself
I have granted you much that you asked: and yet you never cease to ask of me. He who refuses nothing, Atticilla, will soon have nothing to refuse.
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Gratitude Greedy Myself Refusal
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
Be not too thick with anybody; your joys will be fewer, and so will pains.
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Happiness Joy Willing Yourself
Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst.
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Flaw Imagination World Worst
Those they praise, but they read the others.
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One Liner Praise Reading
For life is only life when blessed with health.
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Blessing Health Life
It is to live twice when we can enjoy the recollections of our former life.
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Enjoyment Former Life Live
See, how the liver is swollen larger than a fat goose! In amazement you will exclaim: Where could this possibly grow?
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Amazing Animal Food Growth Possible Yourself
To have nothing is not poverty.
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One Liner Poverty
Your page stands against you and says to you that you are a thief.
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Page Stand Thief Yourself

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