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A jar of wine so priceless did not deserve to die. and Never think of leaving perfume or wines to your heir. Administer these youself and let him have the money.

Martial

The swan murmurs sweet strains with a flattering tongue, itself the singer of its own dirge.
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Swan Tongue
Fortune gives many too much, but none enough.
MARTIAL

Enough Fate Fortune
Gifts are like fish-hooks; for who is not aware that the greedy char is deceived by the fly which he swallows?
MARTIAL

Aware Fly Gift Himself Swallow
Make it a point not to be over-fascinating.
MARTIAL

Fascination One Liner Point
The flaw which is hidden is deemed greater than it is.
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Flaw Greatness Hide
You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
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Envy Jealous Yourself
The shameless Chloe placed on the tombs of her seven husbands the inscription, “The work of Chloe.” How could she have expressed herself more plainly?
MARTIAL

Expression Inscription Place Shame
That which prevents disagreeable flies from feeding on your repast, was once the proud tail of a splendid bird.
MARTIAL

Agreement Food Movie Prevent Proud
He who prefers to give Linus the half of what he wishes to borrow, rather than to lend him the whole, prefers to lose only the half.
MARTIAL

Borrow Himself Lose Preference
Can the fish love the fisherman?
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Deep Love One Liner
He who weighs his burdens, can bear them.
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Burden Himself Weigh
No man is quick enough to enjoy life.
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Enough Life Man Quick
You praise, in three hundred verses, Sabellus, the baths of Ponticus, who gives such excellent dinners. You wish to dine, Sabellus, not to bathe.
MARTIAL

Excellence Praise Verse Yourself
The bee is enclosed, and shines preserved in amber, so that it seems enshrined in its own nectar.
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Nectar Preserve Shine Shrine
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
A novice always behaves with propriety.
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Beginning Behavior Novice

A jar of wine so priceless did not deserve to die. and Never think of leaving perfume or wines to your heir. Administer these youself and let him have the money.

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