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If my opinion is of any worth, the fieldfare is the greatest delicacy among birds, the hare among quadrupeds.

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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
Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.
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Enjoyment Existence Health Life
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
Nothing is more ill-timed than an ill-timed laugh.
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Laughter Time
Of no day can the retrospect cause pain to a good man.
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Day Goodness Man Pain
You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
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Envy Jealous Yourself
If fame comes after death, I’m in no hurry for it.
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Death Fame Hurry Myself
A good man enlarges the term of his own existence.
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Existence Goodness Himself Man Term
For wealth’s now given to none but to the rich.
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Rich Wealth
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
A good man doubles the length of his existence; to have lived so as to look back with pleasure on our past existence is to live twice.
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Doubt Existence Goodness Live Man
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
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
Some things are good, some middling, more bad.
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Bad Goodness
Be cheerful, if you are wise.
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Cheerful One Liner Wisdom Yourself
Life is not merely to be alive, but to be well.
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Alive Life One Liner

If my opinion is of any worth, the fieldfare is the greatest delicacy among birds, the hare among quadrupeds.

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