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The virtuous man is never a novice in worldly things.

Martial

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
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
Man loves malice, but not against one-eyed men nor the unfortunate, but against the fortunate and proud.
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Eyes Love Man Proud Unfortunate
I do not hate the man, but his vices.
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Hate Himself Man One Liner Vice
While you cannot resolve what you are, at last you may be nothing.
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Solution Yourself
Every bird that upwards swings Bears the Cross upon its wings.
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Animal Bird Wings
Our days pass by, and are scored against us.
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Day Ourselves Pass Score
It is not he who forms idols in gold or marble that makes them gods, but he who kneels before them.
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Form God Gold Himself
It is easy in adversity to despise death; he has real fortitude who dares to live and be wretched.
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Adversity Death Easy Live Reality
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
A good man enlarges the term of his own existence.
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Existence Goodness Himself Man Term
A fisherman’s walk: three steps and overboard.
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Man Walk
No hero to me is the man who, by easy shedding of his blood, purchases fame: my hero is he who, without death, can win praise.
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Blood Death Easy Fame Hero Himself Man Purchase
Work divided is in that manner shortened.
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Division Short Work
Life’s not just about being alive, but being well.
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Alive Health Life
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

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