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Whoever makes great presents, expects great presents in return.

Martial

To-morrow I will live, the fool does say; To-day itself’s too late, the wise lived yesterday.
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Fools Future Past Wisdom
Tis easy to write epigrams nicely, but to write a book is hard.
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Book Easy Hard Writing Yourself
To be able to enjoy one’s past life is to live twice.
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Enjoyment Life Live Past
If you have any shame, forbear to pluck the beard of a dead lion.
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Death Shame Yourself
From no place can you exclude the fates.
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Fate Place Yourself
He who weighs his burdens, can bear them.
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Burden Himself Weigh
While you cannot resolve what you are, at last you may be nothing.
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Solution Yourself
Tomorrow’s life is too late. Live today.
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Inspirational Life Live
However great the dish that holds the turbot, the turbot is still greater than the dish.
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Food Greatness Hold Value
He who prefers to give Linus the half of what he wishes to borrow, rather than to lend him the whole, prefers to lose only the half.
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Borrow Himself Lose Preference
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
Laugh, if thou art wise.
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Laughter One Liner Wisdom
Life’s not just about being alive, but being well.
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Alive Health Life
Gifts are like hooks.
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Gift One Liner
I would not miss your face, your neck, your hands, your limbs, your bosom and certain other of your charms. Indeed, not to become boring by naming them all, I could do without you, Chloe, altogether.
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Boredom Face Love Missing Myself Togetherness
Service cannot be expected from a friend in service; let him be a freeman who wishes to be my master.
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Friendship Master Service Yourself

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