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Life’s not just about being alive, but being well.

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A jar of wine so priceless did not deserve to die. and Never think of leaving perfume or wines to your heir. Administer these youself and let him have the money.
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Deserve Leaving Money Perfume Price Wine Yourself
Hidden evils are most dreaded.
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Evil Fear Hide
A good man doubles the length of his existence; to have lived so as to look back with pleasure on our past existence is to live twice.
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Doubt Existence Goodness Live Man
In adversity it is easy to despise life; he is truly brave who can endure a wreched life.
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Adversity Brave Easy Endurance Life True
The swan murmurs sweet strains with a flattering tongue, itself the singer of its own dirge.
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Swan Tongue
There is no glory in outstripping donkeys.
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Animal Glory
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
You’ll get no laurel crown for outrunning a burrow.
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Run Yourself
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
If your slave commits a fault, do not smash his teeth with your fists; give him some of the (hard) biscuit which famous Rhodes has sent you.
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Biscuit Commitment Mistake Slave Yourself
No man is quick enough to enjoy life.
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Enough Life Man Quick
Neither fear your death’s day nor long for it.
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Day Death Fear Yourself
A novice always behaves with propriety.
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Beginning Behavior Novice
Life is not merely to be alive, but to be well.
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Alive Life One Liner
Too late is tomorrow’s life; live for today.
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Day Life Present
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

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