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

Martial

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
Too late is tomorrow’s life; live for today.
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Day Life Present
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
Remember, cobbler, to keep to your leather.
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Leather Remember Yourself
Givers of great dinners know few enemies.
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Enemy Food Greatness
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
If I remember right, Aelia, you had four teeth; a cough displaced two, another two more. You can now cough without anxiety all the day long. A third cough can find nothing to do in your mouth.
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Anxiety Mouth Remember Right Yourself
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
My poems are naughty, but my life is pure.
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Life Naughty Poem Purity
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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Bury Death Profit Wife Yourself
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
A vagrant is everywhere at home.
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Home One Liner
Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
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Ash Glory Late
A cook should double one sense have: for he Should taster for himself and master be.
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Cook Doubt Himself Master Taste
You complain, friend Swift, of the length of my epigrams, but you yourself write nothing. Yours are shorter.
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Friendship Short Writing Yourself
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
If fame comes after death, I’m in no hurry for it.
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Death Fame Hurry Myself
Such are thou and I: but what I am thou canst not be; what thou art any one of the multitude may be.
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Art Myself Yourself
A jar of wine so priceless did not deserve to die. and Never think of leaving perfume or wines to your heir. Administer these youself and let him have the money.
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Deserve Leaving Money Perfume Price Wine Yourself
There is no glory in outstripping donkeys.
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Animal Glory
Be merry if you are wise.
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One Liner Wisdom
You give me nothing during your life, but you promise to provide for me at your death. If you are not a fool, you know what I wish for!
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Death Fools Life Promise Yourself
The flaw which is hidden is deemed greater than it is.
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Flaw Greatness Hide
I do not hate the man, but his vices.
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Hate Himself Man One Liner Vice
In adversity it is easy to despise life; he is truly brave who can endure a wreched life.
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Adversity Brave Easy Endurance Life True
He who weighs his burdens, can bear them.
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Burden Himself Weigh
I wont let a wife lead me to the altar.
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Leadership Myself Wife

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