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The flaw which is hidden is deemed greater than it is.
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Flaw Greatness Hide
It is to live twice when we can enjoy the recollections of our former life.
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Enjoyment Former Life Live
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 is not merely to be alive, but to be well.
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Alive Life One Liner
Givers of great dinners know few enemies.
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Enemy Food Greatness
For wealth’s now given to none but to the rich.
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Rich Wealth
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
Fortune gives many too much, but none enough.
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Enough Fate Fortune
Who gives to friends so much from Fate secures, That is the only wealth for ever yours.
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Fate Friendship Secure Wealth Yourself
In adversity it is easy to despise life; he is truly brave who can endure a wretched life.
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Adversity Brave Himself Life True
I know all that better than my own name.
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Better Myself Name
I’m what I seem; not any dyer gave, But nature dyed this colour that I have.
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Color Myself Natural
Every epigram should resemble a bee; it should have sting, honey, and brevity.
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Honey Similar
She grieves sincerely who grieves unseen.
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Grief Herself Sincere Unknown
For life is only life when blessed with health.
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Blessing Health Life
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

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