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Remember, cobbler, to keep to your leather.

Martial

I do not like the man who squanders life for fame; give me the man who living makes a name.
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Fame Life Man Name Yourself
Too late is tomorrow’s life; live for today.
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Day Life Present
A novice always behaves with propriety.
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Beginning Behavior Novice
I believe that man to be wretched whom none can please.
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Believe Man Myself Please
You ask what a nice girl will do? She won’t give an inch, but she won’t say no.
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Herself Woman
You puff the poets of other days, The living you deplore. Spare me the accolade: your praise Is not worth dying for.
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Death Live Poet Praise Worth
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
I’m what I seem; not any dyer gave, But nature dyed this colour that I have.
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Color Myself Natural
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
The African lions rush to attack bulls; they do not attack butterflies.
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Advice Attack Deep Lion Rush
For wealth’s now given to none but to the rich.
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Rich Wealth
Remember, cobbler, to keep to your leather.
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Leather Remember Yourself
Can the fish love the fisherman?
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Deep Love One Liner
It is to live twice when we can enjoy the recollections of our former life.
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Enjoyment Former Life Live
Nothing is more ill-timed than an ill-timed laugh.
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Laughter Time
Such are thou and I: but what I am thou canst not be; what thou art any one of the multitude may be.
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Art Myself Yourself

Remember, cobbler, to keep to your leather.

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