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If fame comes after death, I’m in no hurry for it.

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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
They let out on hire their passions and eloquence. [Referring to lawyers.]
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Elegant Hire Passion
A good man enlarges the term of his own existence.
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Existence Goodness Himself Man Term
The virtuous man is never a novice in worldly things.
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Man Virtue World
Some are good, some are middling, the most are bad.
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Bad Goodness
I believe that man to be wretched whom none can please.
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Believe Man Myself Please
I wont let a wife lead me to the altar.
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Leadership Myself Wife
I’m what I seem; not any dyer gave, But nature dyed this colour that I have.
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Color Myself Natural
Of no day can the retrospect cause pain to a good man.
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Day Goodness Man Pain
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
From no place can you exclude the fates.
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Fate Place Yourself
Every epigram should resemble a bee; it should have sting, honey, and brevity.
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Honey Similar
He who thinks that the lives of Priam and of Nestor were long is much deceived and mistaken. Life consists not in living, but in enjoying health.
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Enjoyment Health Mistake Thinking
One genius has made many clever artists.
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Artist Genius Oneself
A novice always behaves with propriety.
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Beginning Behavior Novice
Our days pass by, and are scored against us.
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Day Ourselves Pass Score

If fame comes after death, I’m in no hurry for it.

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