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If fame is to come only after death, I am in no hurry for it.

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The present joys of life we doubly taste, By looking back with pleasure to the past.
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Doubt Ourselves Pleasure Present Taste
Wine and women bring misery.
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Alcohol Misery Wine
He who prefers to give Linus the half of what he wishes to borrow, rather than to lend him the whole, prefers to lose only the half.
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Borrow Himself Lose Preference
He who thinks that the lives of Priam and of Nestor were long is much deceived and mistaken. Life consists not in living, but in enjoying health.
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Enjoyment Health Mistake Thinking
Be not too thick with anybody; your joys will be fewer, and so will pains.
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Happiness Joy Willing Yourself
There is no living with thee, nor without thee.
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God Live Religious
A fisherman’s walk: three steps and overboard.
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Man Walk
While an ant was wandering under the shade of the tree of Phaeton, a drop of amber enveloped the tiny insect; thus she, who in life was disregarded, became precious by death.
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Ant Death Life Precious Shade Value
Some things are good, some middling, more bad.
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Bad Goodness
Spare the person but lash the vice.
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One Liner Person Vice
See, how the liver is swollen larger than a fat goose! In amazement you will exclaim: Where could this possibly grow?
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Amazing Animal Food Growth Possible Yourself
Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst.
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Flaw Imagination World Worst
Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
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Enough Fortune Unfair
A jar of wine so priceless did not deserve to die. and Never think of leaving perfume or wines to your heir. Administer these youself and let him have the money.
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Deserve Leaving Money Perfume Price Wine Yourself
Epigrams need no crier, but are content with their own tongue.
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Content Language Need
I do not hate the man, but his vices.
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Hate Himself Man One Liner Vice

If fame is to come only after death, I am in no hurry for it.

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