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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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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
Can the fish love the fisherman?
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Deep Love One Liner
For life is only life when blessed with health.
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Blessing Health Life
Tis easy to write epigrams nicely, but to write a book is hard.
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Book Easy Hard Writing Yourself
For wealth’s now given to none but to the rich.
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Rich Wealth
The face that cannot smile is never fair.
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Face Fair Happiness Smile
If I remember right, Aelia, you had four teeth; a cough displaced two, another two more. You can now cough without anxiety all the day long. A third cough can find nothing to do in your mouth.
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Anxiety Mouth Remember Right 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
Why do strong arms fatigue themselves with frivolous dumbbells? To dig a vineyard is worthier exercise for men.
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Arms Exercise Man Strong Worthy
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
Every bird that upwards swings Bears the Cross upon its wings.
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Animal Bird Wings
There is no living with thee, nor without thee.
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God Live Religious
A man who lives everywhere lives nowhere.
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Deep Existence Live Man
Givers of great dinners know few enemies.
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Enemy Food Greatness
Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
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Ash Glory Late
Man loves malice, but not against one-eyed men nor the unfortunate, but against the fortunate and proud.
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Eyes Love Man Proud Unfortunate

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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