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I seem to you cruel and too much addicted to gluttony, when I beat my cook for sending up a bad dinner. If that appears to you too trifling a cause, say for what cause you would have a cook flogged.

Martial

Joys do not stay, but take wing and fly away.
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Fly Happiness Wings
A novice always behaves with propriety.
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Beginning Behavior Novice
A good man enlarges the term of his own existence.
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Existence Goodness Himself Man Term
I wont let a wife lead me to the altar.
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Leadership Myself Wife
You’ll get no laurel crown for outrunning a burrow.
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Run Yourself
I have not hated the man, but his faults.
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Hate Man Mistake
That which prevents disagreeable flies from feeding on your repast, was once the proud tail of a splendid bird.
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Agreement Food Movie Prevent Proud
Be satisfied, and pleased with what thou art, Act cheerfully and well thou allotted part; Enjoy the present hour, be thankful for the past, And neither fear, nor wish, the approaches of the last.
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Cheer Enjoyment Fear Past Satisfaction Thankful
The present joys of life we doubly taste, By looking back with pleasure to the past.
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Doubt Ourselves Pleasure Present Taste
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
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
For wealth’s now given to none but to the rich.
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Rich Wealth
There is no glory in outstripping donkeys.
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Animal Glory
I believe that man to be wretched whom none can please.
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Believe Man Myself Please
Gifts are like fish-hooks; for who is not aware that the greedy char is deceived by the fly which he swallows?
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Aware Fly Gift Himself Swallow
The face that cannot smile is never fair.
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Face Fair Happiness Smile

I seem to you cruel and too much addicted to gluttony, when I beat my cook for sending up a bad dinner. If that appears to you too trifling a cause, say for what cause you would have a cook flogged.

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I seem to you cruel and too much addicted to gluttony, when I beat my cook for sending up a bad dinner. If that appears to you too trifling a cause, say for what cause you would have a cook flogged.

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