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Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.

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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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Death Fools Life Promise Yourself
Remember, cobbler, to keep to your leather.
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Leather Remember 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
My poems are naughty, but my life is pure.
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Life Naughty Poem Purity
Givers of great dinners know few enemies.
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Enemy Food Greatness
Too late is tomorrow’s life; live for today.
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Day Life Present
If you have any shame, forbear to pluck the beard of a dead lion.
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Death Shame 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
I believe that man to be wretched whom none can please.
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Believe Man Myself Please
To be able to enjoy one’s past life is to live twice.
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Enjoyment Life Live Past
It is to live twice when we can enjoy the recollections of our former life.
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Enjoyment Former Life Live
The shameless Chloe placed on the tombs of her seven husbands the inscription, “The work of Chloe.” How could she have expressed herself more plainly?
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Expression Inscription Place Shame
One genius has made many clever artists.
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Artist Genius Oneself
You crystal break, for fear of breaking it: Careless and careful hands like faults commit.
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Break Care Commitment Crystal Fear Hands Yourself
While an ant was wandering under the shade of the tree of Phaeton, a drop of amber enveloped the tiny insect; thus she, who in life was disregarded, became precious by death.
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Ant Death Life Precious Shade Value
If fame comes after death, I’m in no hurry for it.
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Death Fame Hurry Myself

Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.

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