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You give me nothing during your life, but you promise to provide for me at your death. If you are not a fool, you know what I wish for!

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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
No amount of misfortune will satisfy the man who is not satisfied with reading a hundred epigrams.
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Misfortune Reading Satisfaction
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
Whoever is not too wise is wise.
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One Liner Wisdom
Live thy life as it were spoil and pluck the joys that fly.
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Fly Joy Life Live
Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are bald. Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are carrotty. Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are one-eyed. He who kisses you, Philaenis, sins against nature.
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Bald Kiss Myself Nature Sin Yourself
He who weighs his burdens, can bear them.
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Burden Himself Weigh
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
He truly sorrows who sorrows unseen.
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Hide One Liner Sorrow True
You admire, Vacerra, only the poets of old and praise only those who are dead. Pardon me, I beseech you, Vacerra, if I think death too high a price to pay for your praise.
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Admire Death Old Pay Poet Praise Price Thinking Yourself
For life is only life when blessed with health.
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Blessing Health Life
Laugh, if thou art wise.
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Laughter One Liner Wisdom
You are sad in the midst of every blessing. Take care that Fortune does not observe–or she will call you ungrateful.
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Blessing Care Fortune Gratitude Observation Sadness Yourself
A good man doubles the length of his existence; to have lived so as to look back with pleasure on our past existence is to live twice.
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Doubt Existence Goodness Live Man
A novice always behaves with propriety.
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Beginning Behavior Novice
Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.
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Enjoyment Existence Health Life

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