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A fisherman’s walk: three steps and overboard.

Martial

You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
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Envy Jealous Yourself
Wine and women bring misery.
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Alcohol Misery Wine
That which prevents disagreeable flies from feeding on your repast, was once the proud tail of a splendid bird.
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Agreement Food Movie Prevent Proud
Virtue extends our days: he lives two lives who relives his past with pleasure.
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Day Himself Past Pleasure Virtue
If you have any shame, forbear to pluck the beard of a dead lion.
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Death Shame Yourself
It is easy in adversity to despise death; he has real fortitude who dares to live and be wretched.
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Adversity Death Easy Live Reality
Life is not merely to be alive, but to be well.
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Alive Life One Liner
There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
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Body Old Revolution
You ask what a nice girl will do? She won’t give an inch, but she won’t say no.
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Herself Woman
For life is only life when blessed with health.
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Blessing Health Life
You complain, friend Swift, of the length of my epigrams, but you yourself write nothing. Yours are shorter.
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Friendship Short Writing Yourself
A vagrant is everywhere at home.
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Home One Liner
Be not too thick with anybody; your joys will be fewer, and so will pains.
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Happiness Joy Willing Yourself
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
Red-haired, black-lipped, club-footed, and blink-eyed; if you’re a good man, you’re a wonder!
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Goodness Man 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

A fisherman’s walk: three steps and overboard.

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