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I have granted you much that you asked: and yet you never cease to ask of me. He who refuses nothing, Atticilla, will soon have nothing to refuse.

Martial

Be cheerful, if you are wise.
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Cheerful One Liner Wisdom Yourself
The face that cannot smile is never fair.
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Face Fair Happiness Smile
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
Every bird that upwards swings Bears the Cross upon its wings.
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Animal Bird Wings
The swan murmurs sweet strains with a flattering tongue, itself the singer of its own dirge.
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Swan Tongue
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
Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
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Enough Fortune Unfair
She grieves sincerely who grieves unseen.
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Grief Herself Sincere Unknown
You complain, friend Swift, of the length of my epigrams, but you yourself write nothing. Yours are shorter.
MARTIAL

Friendship Short Writing Yourself
Gifts are like hooks.
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Gift One Liner
Life is not living, but living in health.
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Health Life Live One Liner
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
Our days pass by, and are scored against us.
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Day Ourselves Pass Score
Short is the life of those who possess great accomplishments, and seldom do they reach a good old age. Whatever thou lovest, pray that thou mayest not set too high a value on it.
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Accomplishment High Life Possession Short Value Yourself
There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
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Body Old Revolution
Birds of a feather will flock together.
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Bird Friendship Togetherness

I have granted you much that you asked: and yet you never cease to ask of me. He who refuses nothing, Atticilla, will soon have nothing to refuse.

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