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It is feeling and force of imagination that make us eloquent.

Martial

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
If fame comes after death, I’m in no hurry for it.
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Death Fame Hurry Myself
Whoever is not too wise is wise.
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One Liner Wisdom
Tis easy to write epigrams nicely, but to write a book is hard.
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Book Easy Hard Writing Yourself
I believe that man to be wretched whom none can please.
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Believe Man Myself Please
The shameless Chloe placed on the tombs of her seven husbands the inscription, “The work of Chloe.” How could she have expressed herself more plainly?
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Expression Inscription Place Shame
Nothing is more ill-timed than an ill-timed laugh.
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Laughter Time
For wealth’s now given to none but to the rich.
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Rich Wealth
Genuine is the sorrow endured without anyone else knowing about it.
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Endurance Genuine Known Sorrow
It is feeling and force of imagination that make us eloquent.
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Elegant Feeling Force Imagination Ourselves
Your page stands against you and says to you that you are a thief.
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Page Stand Thief Yourself
They let out on hire their passions and eloquence. [Referring to lawyers.]
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Elegant Hire Passion
I’m what I seem; not any dyer gave, But nature dyed this colour that I have.
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Color Myself Natural
What quick wit is found in sudden straits!
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Finding Quick Sudden
Gifts are like fish-hooks; for who is not aware that the greedy char is deceived by the fly which he swallows?
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Aware Fly Gift Himself Swallow
Joys do not stay, but take wing and fly away.
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Fly Happiness Wings

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