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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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To be able to enjoy one’s past life is to live twice.
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Enjoyment Life Live Past
Genuine is the sorrow endured without anyone else knowing about it.
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Endurance Genuine Known Sorrow
It is as good as second life to be able to look back upon our past life with pleasure.
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Goodness Life Pleasure Sight
The shameless Chloe placed on the tombs of her seven husbands the inscription, “The work of Chloe.” How could she have expressed herself more plainly?
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Expression Inscription Place Shame
Birds of a feather will flock together.
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Bird Friendship Togetherness
He who writes distichs, wishes, I suppose, to please by brevity. But, tell me, of what avail is their brevity, when there is a whose book full of them?
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Book Himself Writing
The flaw which is hidden is deemed greater than it is.
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Flaw Greatness Hide
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
You praise, in three hundred verses, Sabellus, the baths of Ponticus, who gives such excellent dinners. You wish to dine, Sabellus, not to bathe.
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Excellence Praise Verse Yourself
Gifts are like hooks.
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Gift One Liner
To have nothing is not poverty.
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One Liner Poverty
No man is quick enough to enjoy life.
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Enough Life Man Quick
She grieves sincerely who grieves unseen.
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Grief Herself Sincere Unknown
Every bird that upwards swings Bears the Cross upon its wings.
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Animal Bird Wings
Neither fear your death’s day nor long for it.
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Day Death Fear Yourself
Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
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Original Position Yourself

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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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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