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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.

Martial

Make it a point not to be over-fascinating.
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Fascination One Liner Point
Neither fear your death’s day nor long for it.
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Day Death Fear Yourself
In adversity it is easy to despise life; he is truly brave who can endure a wretched life.
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Adversity Brave Himself Life True
A cook should double one sense have: for he Should taster for himself and master be.
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Cook Doubt Himself Master Taste
I’m what I seem; not any dyer gave, But nature dyed this colour that I have.
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Color Myself Natural
Be not too thick with anybody; your joys will be fewer, and so will pains.
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Happiness Joy Willing Yourself
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
You’ll get no laurel crown for outrunning a burrow.
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Run Yourself
You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
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Envy Jealous Yourself
My poems are naughty, but my life is pure.
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Life Naughty Poem Purity
Virtue extends our days: he lives two lives who relives his past with pleasure.
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Day Himself Past Pleasure Virtue
It is not, believe me, the act of a wise man to say, “I will live.” To-morrow’s life is too late; live to-day.
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Believe Day Man Myself Wisdom
You give me nothing during your life, but you promise to provide for me at your death. If you are not a fool, you know what I wish for!
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Death Fools Life Promise Yourself
Life is not living, but living in health.
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Health Life Live One Liner
The swan murmurs sweet strains with a flattering tongue, itself the singer of its own dirge.
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Swan Tongue
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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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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