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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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To-morrow I will live, the fool does say; To-day itself’s too late, the wise lived yesterday.
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Fools Future Past Wisdom
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
No man is quick enough to enjoy life.
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Enough Life Man Quick
You’re obstinate, pliant, merry, morose, all at once. For me there’s no living with you, or without you.
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Absence Love Myself Togetherness Yourself
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
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
Tomorrow’s life is too late. Live today.
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Inspirational Life Live
Fortune gives many too much, but none enough.
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Enough Fate Fortune
My poems are naughty, but my life is pure.
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Life Naughty Poem Purity
Live thy life as it were spoil and pluck the joys that fly.
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Fly Joy Life Live
He who weighs his burdens, can bear them.
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Burden Himself Weigh
Make it a point not to be over-fascinating.
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Fascination One Liner Point
I know all that better than my own name.
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Better Myself Name
Birds of a feather will flock together.
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Bird Friendship Togetherness
I’m what I seem; not any dyer gave, But nature dyed this colour that I have.
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Color Myself Natural
The present joys of life we doubly taste, By looking back with pleasure to the past.
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Doubt Ourselves Pleasure Present Taste

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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