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Some good, some so-so, and lots plain bad: that’s how a book of poems is made, my Friend.

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Our days pass by, and are scored against us.
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Day Ourselves Pass Score
Genuine is the sorrow endured without anyone else knowing about it.
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Endurance Genuine Known Sorrow
If you want him to mourn, you had best leave him nothing.
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Himself Leaving Mourn
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
Epigrams need no crier, but are content with their own tongue.
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Content Language Need
It is as good as second life to be able to look back upon our past life with pleasure.
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Goodness Life Pleasure Sight
Fortune gives many too much, but none enough.
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Enough Fate Fortune
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 consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.
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Enjoyment Existence 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
You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
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Envy Jealous Yourself
Short is the life of those who possess great accomplishments, and seldom do they reach a good old age. Whatever thou lovest, pray that thou mayest not set too high a value on it.
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Accomplishment High Life Possession Short Value Yourself
I do not hate the man, but his vices.
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Hate Himself Man One Liner Vice
A man who lives everywhere lives nowhere.
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Deep Existence Live Man
Some are good, some are middling, the most are bad.
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Bad Goodness
You ask what a nice girl will do? She won’t give an inch, but she won’t say no.
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Herself Woman

Some good, some so-so, and lots plain bad: that’s how a book of poems is made, my Friend.

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