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

Martial

I would not miss your face, your neck, your hands, your limbs, your bosom and certain other of your charms. Indeed, not to become boring by naming them all, I could do without you, Chloe, altogether.
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Boredom Face Love Missing Myself Togetherness
It is easy in adversity to despise death; he has real fortitude who dares to live and be wretched.
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Adversity Death Easy Live Reality
I’m what I seem; not any dyer gave, But nature dyed this colour that I have.
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Color Myself Natural
It is to live twice when we can enjoy the recollections of our former life.
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Enjoyment Former Life Live
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
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
Joys do not stay, but take wing and fly away.
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Fly Happiness Wings
Whoever makes great presents, expects great presents in return.
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Greatness Present Return
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
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
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
Service cannot be expected from a friend in service; let him be a freeman who wishes to be my master.
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Friendship Master Service Yourself
Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
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Enough Fortune Unfair
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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Deserve Leaving Money Perfume Price Wine Yourself
If my opinion is of any worth, the fieldfare is the greatest delicacy among birds, the hare among quadrupeds.
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Greatness Myself Opinion Worth
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.
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Borrow Himself Lose Preference
No man is quick enough to enjoy life.
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Enough Life Man Quick
A fisherman’s walk: three steps and overboard.
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Man Walk
It is feeling and force of imagination that make us eloquent.
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Elegant Feeling Force Imagination Ourselves
Be merry if you are wise.
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One Liner Wisdom
Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
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Ash Glory Late
Neither fear your death’s day nor long for it.
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Day Death Fear Yourself
Can the fish love the fisherman?
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Deep Love One Liner
Your seventh wife, Phileros, is now being buried in your field. No man’s field brings him greater profit than yours, Phileros.
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Bury Death Profit Wife Yourself
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
Genuine is the sorrow endured without anyone else knowing about it.
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Endurance Genuine Known Sorrow
You admire, Vacerra, only the poets of old and praise only those who are dead. Pardon me, I beseech you, Vacerra, if I think death too high a price to pay for your praise.
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Admire Death Old Pay Poet Praise Price Thinking Yourself

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

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