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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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No man is quick enough to enjoy life.
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Enough Life Man Quick
Whoever is not too wise is wise.
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One Liner Wisdom
A cook should double one sense have: for he Should taster for himself and master be.
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Cook Doubt Himself Master Taste
Life is not living, but living in health.
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Health Life Live One Liner
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
Every epigram should resemble a bee; it should have sting, honey, and brevity.
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Honey Similar
No hero to me is the man who, by easy shedding of his blood, purchases fame: my hero is he who, without death, can win praise.
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Blood Death Easy Fame Hero Himself Man Purchase
There is no glory in outstripping donkeys.
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Animal Glory
I do not love thee, Sabidius, nor can I say why; I can only say this, “I do not love thee.”
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Love Myself
If your slave commits a fault, do not smash his teeth with your fists; give him some of the (hard) biscuit which famous Rhodes has sent you.
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Biscuit Commitment Mistake Slave Yourself
Life is not merely to be alive, but to be well.
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Alive Life One Liner
The African lions rush to attack bulls; they do not attack butterflies.
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Advice Attack Deep Lion Rush
She grieves sincerely who grieves unseen.
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Grief Herself Sincere Unknown
To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.
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Death Glory Late
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
He who weighs his burdens, can bear them.
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Burden Himself Weigh

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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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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