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Remember, cobbler, to keep to your leather.

Martial

Wine and women bring misery.
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Alcohol Misery Wine
The shameless Chloe placed on the tombs of her seven husbands the inscription, “The work of Chloe.” How could she have expressed herself more plainly?
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Expression Inscription Place Shame
Our days pass by, and are scored against us.
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Day Ourselves Pass Score
She grieves sincerely who grieves unseen.
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Grief Herself Sincere Unknown
Whoever is not too wise is wise.
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One Liner Wisdom
He who weighs his burdens, can bear them.
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Burden Himself Weigh
Epigrams need no crier, but are content with their own tongue.
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Content Language Need
I have not hated the man, but his faults.
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Hate Man Mistake
To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.
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Death Glory Late
There is no living with thee, nor without thee.
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God Live Religious
Birds of a feather will flock together.
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Bird Friendship Togetherness
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
A good man doubles the length of his existence; to have lived so as to look back with pleasure on our past existence is to live twice.
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Doubt Existence Goodness Live Man
I wont let a wife lead me to the altar.
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Leadership Myself Wife
Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
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Original Position Yourself
Fortune gives many too much, but none enough.
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Enough Fate Fortune

Remember, cobbler, to keep to your leather.

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