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Whoever is not too wise is wise.

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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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Fate Friendship Secure Wealth Yourself
Laugh, if thou art wise.
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Laughter One Liner Wisdom
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
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
He who thinks that the lives of Priam and of Nestor were long is much deceived and mistaken. Life consists not in living, but in enjoying health.
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Enjoyment Health Mistake Thinking
There is no glory in outstripping donkeys.
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Animal Glory
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
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
Nothing is more ill-timed than an ill-timed laugh.
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Laughter Time
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
You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
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Envy Jealous Yourself
I would not miss your face, your neck, your hands, your limbs, your bosom and certain other of your charms. Indeed, not to become boring by naming them all, I could do without you, Chloe, altogether.
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Boredom Face Love Missing Myself Togetherness
A vagrant is everywhere at home.
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Home One Liner
There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
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Body Old Revolution
I do not hate the man, but his vices.
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Hate Himself Man One Liner Vice
To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.
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Death Glory Late

Whoever is not too wise is wise.

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