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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.

Martial

To be able to enjoy one’s past life is to live twice.
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Enjoyment Life Live Past
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
Remember, cobbler, to keep to your leather.
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Leather Remember Yourself
Givers of great dinners know few enemies.
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Enemy Food Greatness
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 present joys of life we doubly taste, By looking back with pleasure to the past.
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Doubt Ourselves Pleasure Present Taste
Virtue extends our days: he lives two lives who relives his past with pleasure.
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Day Himself Past Pleasure Virtue
You ask what a nice girl will do? She won’t give an inch, but she won’t say no.
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Herself Woman
They let out on hire their passions and eloquence. [Referring to lawyers.]
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Elegant Hire Passion
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
I have not hated the man, but his faults.
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Hate Man Mistake
You’ll get no laurel crown for outrunning a burrow.
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Run Yourself
Too late is tomorrow’s life; live for today.
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Day Life Present
If your slave commits a fault, do not smash his teeth with your fists; give him some of the (hard) biscuit which famous Rhodes has sent you.
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Biscuit Commitment Mistake Slave Yourself
One genius has made many clever artists.
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Artist Genius Oneself
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
I’m what I seem; not any dyer gave, But nature dyed this colour that I have.
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Color Myself Natural
Your page stands against you and says to you that you are a thief.
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Page Stand Thief Yourself
It is easy in adversity to despise death; he has real fortitude who dares to live and be wretched.
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Adversity Death Easy Live Reality
Live thy life as it were spoil and pluck the joys that fly.
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Fly Joy Life Live
Life is not living, but living in health.
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Health Life Live One Liner
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
Whoever is not too wise is wise.
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One Liner Wisdom
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
Rarity gives a charm; so early fruits and winter roses are the most prized; and coyness sets off an extravagant mistress, while the door always open tempts no suitor.
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Charm Prize Rare Suit
No amount of misfortune will satisfy the man who is not satisfied with reading a hundred epigrams.
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Misfortune Reading Satisfaction
For wealth’s now given to none but to the rich.
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Rich Wealth

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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