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Service cannot be expected from a friend in service; let him be a freeman who wishes to be my master.

Martial

Too late is tomorrow’s life; live for today.
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Day Life Present
What quick wit is found in sudden straits!
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Finding Quick Sudden
If fame comes after death, I’m in no hurry for it.
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Death Fame Hurry Myself
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
Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.
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Enjoyment Existence Health Life
The face that cannot smile is never fair.
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Face Fair Happiness Smile
It is not he who forms idols in gold or marble that makes them gods, but he who kneels before them.
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Form God Gold Himself
From no place can you exclude the fates.
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Fate Place Yourself
It is easy in adversity to despise death; he has real fortitude who dares to live and be wretched.
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Adversity Death Easy Live Reality
A novice always behaves with propriety.
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Beginning Behavior Novice
It is not, believe me, the act of a wise man to say, “I will live.” To-morrow’s life is too late; live to-day.
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Believe Day Man Myself Wisdom
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
I believe that man to be wretched whom none can please.
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Believe Man Myself Please
A vagrant is everywhere at home.
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Home One Liner
Life is not merely to be alive, but to be well.
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Alive Life One Liner
Be not too thick with anybody; your joys will be fewer, and so will pains.
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Happiness Joy Willing Yourself

Service cannot be expected from a friend in service; let him be a freeman who wishes to be my master.

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