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To have nothing is not poverty.

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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
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
Joys do not stay, but take wing and fly away.
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Fly Happiness Wings
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
Laugh, if thou art wise.
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Laughter One Liner Wisdom
A man who lives everywhere lives nowhere.
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Deep Existence Live Man
A cook should double one sense have: for he Should taster for himself and master be.
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Cook Doubt Himself Master Taste
It is not, believe me, the act of a wise man to say, “I will live.” To-morrow’s life is too late; live to-day.
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Believe Day Man Myself Wisdom
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 you have any shame, forbear to pluck the beard of a dead lion.
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Death Shame Yourself
You should not fear, nor yet should you wish for your last day.
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Day Fear Yourself
I do not hate the man, but his vices.
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Hate Himself Man One Liner Vice
You puff the poets of other days, The living you deplore. Spare me the accolade: your praise Is not worth dying for.
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Death Live Poet Praise Worth
Such are thou and I: but what I am thou canst not be; what thou art any one of the multitude may be.
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Art Myself Yourself
Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
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Enough Fortune Unfair
It is folly to waste labour about trifles.
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Fools Labour Wasted

To have nothing is not poverty.

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