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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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Man loves malice, but not against one-eyed men nor the unfortunate, but against the fortunate and proud.
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Eyes Love Man Proud Unfortunate
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 are so pure in mind and heart, In aspect, too, so mild, I wonder that you ever could Implant your wife with child.
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Children Heart Mindset Myself Purity Wife
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
If you are poor now, Aemilianus, you will always be poor. Riches are now given to none but the rich.
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Poor Rich Unfair Willing Yourself
Virtue extends our days: he lives two lives who relives his past with pleasure.
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Day Himself Past Pleasure Virtue
If I remember right, Aelia, you had four teeth; a cough displaced two, another two more. You can now cough without anxiety all the day long. A third cough can find nothing to do in your mouth.
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Anxiety Mouth Remember Right Yourself
Gifts are like fish-hooks; for who is not aware that the greedy char is deceived by the fly which he swallows?
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Aware Fly Gift Himself Swallow
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
Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.
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Enjoyment Existence Health Life
To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.
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Death Glory Late
Some good, some so-so, and lots plain bad: that’s how a book of poems is made, my Friend.
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Book Creation Goodness Literature Myself Poem Writing
I have not hated the man, but his faults.
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Hate Man Mistake
Remember, cobbler, to keep to your leather.
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Leather Remember Yourself
Nothing is more ill-timed than an ill-timed laugh.
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Laughter Time

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