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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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You’re obstinate, pliant, merry, morose, all at once. For me there’s no living with you, or without you.
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Absence Love Myself Togetherness Yourself
There is no glory in outstripping donkeys.
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Animal Glory
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
Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
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Original Position Yourself
It is to live twice when we can enjoy the recollections of our former life.
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Enjoyment Former Life Live
I have granted you much that you asked: and yet you never cease to ask of me. He who refuses nothing, Atticilla, will soon have nothing to refuse.
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Gratitude Greedy Myself Refusal
If you have any shame, forbear to pluck the beard of a dead lion.
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Death Shame Yourself
The African lions rush to attack bulls; they do not attack butterflies.
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Advice Attack Deep Lion Rush
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
A vagrant is everywhere at home.
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Home One Liner
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
Can the fish love the fisherman?
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Deep Love One Liner
Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.
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Enjoyment Existence Health Life
A man who lives everywhere lives nowhere.
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Deep Existence Live Man
Believing hear, what you deserve to hear: Your birthday as my own to me is dear. But yours gives most; for mine did only lend Me to the world; yours gave to me a friend.
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Believe Deserve Myself World
In adversity it is easy to despise life; he is truly brave who can endure a wretched life.
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Adversity Brave Himself Life True
You crystal break, for fear of breaking it: Careless and careful hands like faults commit.
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Break Care Commitment Crystal Fear Hands Yourself
The virtuous man is never a novice in worldly things.
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Man Virtue World
The flaw which is hidden is deemed greater than it is.
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Flaw Greatness Hide
Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are bald. Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are carrotty. Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are one-eyed. He who kisses you, Philaenis, sins against nature.
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Bald Kiss Myself Nature Sin Yourself
Make it a point not to be over-fascinating.
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Fascination One Liner Point
Wine and women bring misery.
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Alcohol Misery Wine
Of no day can the retrospect cause pain to a good man.
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Day Goodness Man Pain
From no place can you exclude the fates.
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Fate Place Yourself
Virtue extends our days: he lives two lives who relives his past with pleasure.
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Day Himself Past Pleasure Virtue
Givers of great dinners know few enemies.
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Enemy Food Greatness
What’s a wretched man? A man whom no man pleases.
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Man Please Satisfaction

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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