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You importune me, Tucca, to present you with my books. I shall not do so; for you want to sell, not to read, them.

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Be cheerful, if you are wise.
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Cheerful One Liner Wisdom Yourself
When your crowd of attendants so loudly applaud you, Pomponius, it is not you, but your banquet, that is eloquent.
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Attendant Crowd Elegant Loud Praise Yourself
This I ask, is it not madness to kill thyself in order to escape death?
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Death Escape Kill Madness Order
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
Be content to be what you are, and prefer nothing to it, and do not fear or wish for your last day.
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Content Preference Yourself
Nothing is more ill-timed than an ill-timed laugh.
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Laughter Time
Wine and women bring misery.
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Alcohol Misery Wine
In adversity it is easy to despise life; he is truly brave who can endure a wreched life.
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Adversity Brave Easy Endurance Life True
Our days pass by, and are scored against us.
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Day Ourselves Pass Score
Service cannot be expected from a friend in service; let him be a freeman who wishes to be my master.
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Friendship Master Service Yourself
Genuine is the sorrow endured without anyone else knowing about it.
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Endurance Genuine Known Sorrow
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
If you have any shame, forbear to pluck the beard of a dead lion.
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Death Shame Yourself
Life’s not just about being alive, but being well.
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Alive Health Life
Who gives to friends so much from Fate secures, That is the only wealth for ever yours.
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Fate Friendship Secure Wealth Yourself
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

You importune me, Tucca, to present you with my books. I shall not do so; for you want to sell, not to read, them.

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