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Why do strong arms fatigue themselves with frivolous dumbbells? To dig a vineyard is worthier exercise for men.

Martial

For wealth’s now given to none but to the rich.
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Rich Wealth
Of no day can the retrospect cause pain to a good man.
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Day Goodness Man Pain
I seem to you cruel and too much addicted to gluttony, when I beat my cook for sending up a bad dinner. If that appears to you too trifling a cause, say for what cause you would have a cook flogged.
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Addiction Appearance Cruelty Yourself
For life is only life when blessed with health.
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Blessing Health Life
If you want him to mourn, you had best leave him nothing.
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Himself Leaving Mourn
If fame is to come only after death, I am in no hurry for it.
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Death Fame Hurry Myself
It is to live twice when we can enjoy the recollections of our former life.
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Enjoyment Former Life Live
You ask what a nice girl will do? She won’t give an inch, but she won’t say no.
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Herself Woman
Every bird that upwards swings Bears the Cross upon its wings.
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Animal Bird Wings
Too late is tomorrow’s life; live for today.
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Day Life Present
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
There is no glory in outstripping donkeys.
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Animal Glory
He who weighs his burdens, can bear them.
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Burden Himself Weigh
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
Life’s not just about being alive, but being well.
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Alive Health Life
Spare the person but lash the vice.
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One Liner Person Vice
He who prefers to give Linus the half of what he wishes to borrow, rather than to lend him the whole, prefers to lose only the half.
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Borrow Himself Lose Preference
The swan murmurs sweet strains with a flattering tongue, itself the singer of its own dirge.
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Swan Tongue
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
The flaw which is hidden is deemed greater than it is.
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Flaw Greatness Hide
You are so pure in mind and heart, In aspect, too, so mild, I wonder that you ever could Implant your wife with child.
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Children Heart Mindset Myself Purity Wife
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
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
Rarity gives a charm; so early fruits and winter roses are the most prized; and coyness sets off an extravagant mistress, while the door always open tempts no suitor.
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Charm Prize Rare Suit
What’s a wretched man? A man whom no man pleases.
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Man Please Satisfaction
My poems are naughty, but my life is pure.
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Life Naughty Poem Purity
Be merry if you are wise.
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One Liner Wisdom

Why do strong arms fatigue themselves with frivolous dumbbells? To dig a vineyard is worthier exercise for men.

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