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A fisherman’s walk: three steps and overboard.

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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
Be content to be what you are, and prefer nothing to it, and do not fear or wish for your last day.
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Content Preference Yourself
I do not hate the man, but his vices.
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Hate Himself Man One Liner Vice
They let out on hire their passions and eloquence. [Referring to lawyers.]
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Elegant Hire Passion
A fisherman’s walk: three steps and overboard.
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Man Walk
It is folly to waste labour about trifles.
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Fools Labour Wasted
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 are good, some are middling, the most are bad.
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Bad Goodness
Your page stands against you and says to you that you are a thief.
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Page Stand Thief Yourself
Those they praise, but they read the others.
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One Liner Praise Reading
No amount of misfortune will satisfy the man who is not satisfied with reading a hundred epigrams.
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Misfortune Reading Satisfaction
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
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
Of no day can the retrospect cause pain to a good man.
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Day Goodness Man Pain
Hidden evils are most dreaded.
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Evil Fear Hide

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