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Every bird that upwards swings Bears the Cross upon its wings.
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Animal Bird Wings
You should not fear, nor yet should you wish for your last day.
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Day Fear Yourself
Gifts are like fish-hooks; for who is not aware that the greedy char is deceived by the fly which he swallows?
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Aware Fly Gift Himself Swallow
Some are good, some are middling, the most are bad.
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Bad Goodness
Be merry if you are wise.
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One Liner Wisdom
He truly sorrows who sorrows unseen.
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Hide One Liner Sorrow True
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
Some good, some so-so, and lots plain bad: that’s how a book of poems is made, my Friend.
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Book Creation Goodness Literature Myself Poem Writing
The bee is enclosed, and shines preserved in amber, so that it seems enshrined in its own nectar.
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Nectar Preserve Shine Shrine
It is feeling and force of imagination that make us eloquent.
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Elegant Feeling Force Imagination Ourselves
I do not like the man who squanders life for fame; give me the man who living makes a name.
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Fame Life Man Name Yourself
I know all that better than my own name.
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Better Myself Name
The present joys of life we doubly taste, By looking back with pleasure to the past.
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Doubt Ourselves Pleasure Present Taste
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
Birds of a feather will flock together.
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Bird Friendship Togetherness
Laugh, if thou art wise.
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Laughter One Liner Wisdom

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