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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
Make it a point not to be over-fascinating.
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Fascination One Liner Point
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
A good man enlarges the term of his own existence.
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Existence Goodness Himself Man Term
You’ll get no laurel crown for outrunning a burrow.
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Run Yourself
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
It is not, believe me, the act of a wise man to say, “I will live.” To-morrow’s life is too late; live to-day.
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Believe Day Man Myself Wisdom
Epigrams need no crier, but are content with their own tongue.
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Content Language Need
To have nothing is not poverty.
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One Liner Poverty
Genuine is the sorrow endured without anyone else knowing about it.
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Endurance Genuine Known Sorrow
For wealth’s now given to none but to the rich.
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Rich Wealth
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
While an ant was wandering under the shade of the tree of Phaeton, a drop of amber enveloped the tiny insect; thus she, who in life was disregarded, became precious by death.
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Ant Death Life Precious Shade Value
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
You puff the poets of other days, The living you deplore. Spare me the accolade: your praise Is not worth dying for.
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Death Live Poet Praise Worth
I have not hated the man, but his faults.
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Hate Man Mistake

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