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They let out on hire their passions and eloquence. [Referring to lawyers.]

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Epigrams need no crier, but are content with their own tongue.
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Content Language Need
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
Too late is tomorrow’s life; live for today.
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Day Life Present
Of no day can the retrospect cause pain to a good man.
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Day Goodness Man Pain
It is feeling and force of imagination that make us eloquent.
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Elegant Feeling Force Imagination Ourselves
Laugh, if thou art wise.
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Laughter One Liner Wisdom
For wealth’s now given to none but to the rich.
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Rich Wealth
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
The flaw which is hidden is deemed greater than it is.
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Flaw Greatness Hide
A man who lives everywhere lives nowhere.
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Deep Existence Live Man
You puff the poets of other days, The living you deplore. Spare me the accolade: your praise Is not worth dying for.
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Death Live Poet Praise Worth
A fisherman’s walk: three steps and overboard.
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Man Walk
If you have any shame, forbear to pluck the beard of a dead lion.
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Death Shame Yourself
Life is not merely to be alive, but to be well.
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Alive Life One Liner
It is as good as second life to be able to look back upon our past life with pleasure.
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Goodness Life Pleasure Sight
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

They let out on hire their passions and eloquence. [Referring to lawyers.]

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