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No hero to me is the man who, by easy shedding of his blood, purchases fame: my hero is he who, without death, can win praise.

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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.
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Gratitude Greedy Myself Refusal
This I ask, is it not madness to kill thyself in order to escape death?
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Death Escape Kill Madness Order
Life is not living, but living in health.
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Health Life Live One Liner
Birds of a feather will flock together.
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Bird Friendship Togetherness
For life is only life when blessed with health.
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Blessing Health Life
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
Nothing is more ill-timed than an ill-timed laugh.
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Laughter Time
Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst.
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Flaw Imagination World Worst
You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
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Envy Jealous Yourself
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
Life is not merely to be alive, but to be well.
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Alive Life One Liner
No amount of misfortune will satisfy the man who is not satisfied with reading a hundred epigrams.
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Misfortune Reading Satisfaction
Every bird that upwards swings Bears the Cross upon its wings.
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Animal Bird Wings
Make it a point not to be over-fascinating.
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Fascination One Liner Point
Every epigram should resemble a bee; it should have sting, honey, and brevity.
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Honey Similar
There is nothing more contemptible than a bald man who pretends to have hair.
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Hairs Man Myself Pretend

No hero to me is the man who, by easy shedding of his blood, purchases fame: my hero is he who, without death, can win praise.

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