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Who gives to friends so much from Fate secures, That is the only wealth for ever yours.

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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
Why do strong arms fatigue themselves with frivolous dumbbells? To dig a vineyard is worthier exercise for men.
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Arms Exercise Man Strong Worthy
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
Life’s not just about being alive, but being well.
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Alive Health Life
You praise, in three hundred verses, Sabellus, the baths of Ponticus, who gives such excellent dinners. You wish to dine, Sabellus, not to bathe.
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Excellence Praise Verse Yourself
There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
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Body Old Revolution
Be content to be what you are, and prefer nothing to it, and do not fear or wish for your last day.
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Content Preference Yourself
I do not like the man who squanders life for fame; give me the man who living makes a name.
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Fame Life Man Name Yourself
Joys do not stay, but take wing and fly away.
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Fly Happiness Wings
Man loves malice, but not against one-eyed men nor the unfortunate, but against the fortunate and proud.
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Eyes Love Man Proud Unfortunate
Laugh, if thou art wise.
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Laughter One Liner Wisdom
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
Service cannot be expected from a friend in service; let him be a freeman who wishes to be my master.
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Friendship Master Service Yourself
Believing hear, what you deserve to hear: Your birthday as my own to me is dear. But yours gives most; for mine did only lend Me to the world; yours gave to me a friend.
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Believe Deserve Myself World
Be not too thick with anybody; your joys will be fewer, and so will pains.
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Happiness Joy Willing Yourself
To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.
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Death Glory Late

Who gives to friends so much from Fate secures, That is the only wealth for ever yours.

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