I believe that man to be wretched whom none can please.
MARTIALJoys do not stay, but take wing and fly away.
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Why do strong arms fatigue themselves with frivolous dumbbells? To dig a vineyard is worthier exercise for men.
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Your page stands against you and says to you that you are a thief.
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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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It is easy in adversity to despise death; he has real fortitude who dares to live and be wretched.
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Be satisfied, and pleased with what thou art, Act cheerfully and well thou allotted part; Enjoy the present hour, be thankful for the past, And neither fear, nor wish, the approaches of the last.
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She grieves sincerely who grieves unseen.
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This I ask, is it not madness to kill thyself in order to escape death?
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Your seventh wife, Phileros, is now being buried in your field. No man’s field brings him greater profit than yours, Phileros.
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Hidden evils are most dreaded.
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Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
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Joys do not stay, but take wing and fly away.
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Be not too thick with anybody; your joys will be fewer, and so will pains.
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What’s a wretched man? A man whom no man pleases.
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It is folly to waste labour about trifles.
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If you want him to mourn, you had best leave him nothing.
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