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Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.

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Work divided is in that manner shortened.
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Division Short Work
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
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
Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
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Original Position Yourself
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
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
While you cannot resolve what you are, at last you may be nothing.
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Solution Yourself
You’re obstinate, pliant, merry, morose, all at once. For me there’s no living with you, or without you.
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Absence Love Myself Togetherness Yourself
If fame comes after death, I’m in no hurry for it.
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Death Fame Hurry Myself
Whoever is not too wise is wise.
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One Liner Wisdom
If you are poor now, Aemilianus, you will always be poor. Riches are now given to none but the rich.
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Poor Rich Unfair Willing Yourself
Your page stands against you and says to you that you are a thief.
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Page Stand Thief Yourself
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
Some things are good, some middling, more bad.
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Bad Goodness
You should not fear, nor yet should you wish for your last day.
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Day Fear Yourself
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

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