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Spare the person but lash the vice.

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Tomorrow’s life is too late. Live today.
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Inspirational Life Live
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
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
Service cannot be expected from a friend in service; let him be a freeman who wishes to be my master.
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Friendship Master Service Yourself
A novice always behaves with propriety.
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Beginning Behavior Novice
Joys do not stay, but take wing and fly away.
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Fly Happiness Wings
For life is only life when blessed with health.
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Blessing Health Life
One genius has made many clever artists.
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Artist Genius Oneself
I am a shell-fish just come from being saturated with the waters of the Lucrine lake, near Baiae; but now I luxuriously thrust for noble pickle.
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Lake Luxury Myself Water
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
Virtue extends our days: he lives two lives who relives his past with pleasure.
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Day Himself Past Pleasure Virtue
Spare the person but lash the vice.
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One Liner Person Vice
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
Every bird that upwards swings Bears the Cross upon its wings.
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Animal Bird Wings
In adversity it is easy to despise life; he is truly brave who can endure a wretched life.
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Adversity Brave Himself Life True
Epigrams need no crier, but are content with their own tongue.
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