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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.

Martial

I know all that better than my own name.
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Better Myself Name
Be not too thick with anybody; your joys will be fewer, and so will pains.
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Happiness Joy Willing Yourself
A man who lives everywhere lives nowhere.
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Deep Existence Live Man
Remember, cobbler, to keep to your leather.
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Leather Remember Yourself
Life is not living, but living in health.
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Health Life Live One Liner
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
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 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
It is not he who forms idols in gold or marble that makes them gods, but he who kneels before them.
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Form God Gold Himself
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
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
Fortune gives many too much, but none enough.
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Enough Fate Fortune
You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
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Envy Jealous Yourself
He who weighs his burdens, can bear them.
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Burden Himself Weigh
The flaw which is hidden is deemed greater than it is.
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Flaw Greatness Hide
I’m what I seem; not any dyer gave, But nature dyed this colour that I have.
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Color Myself Natural
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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Cheer Enjoyment Fear Past Satisfaction Thankful
A vagrant is everywhere at home.
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Home One Liner
For wealth’s now given to none but to the rich.
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Rich Wealth
Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
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Ash Glory Late
Laugh, if thou art wise.
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Laughter One Liner Wisdom
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
You puff the poets of other days, The living you deplore. Spare me the accolade: your praise Is not worth dying for.
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Death Live Poet Praise Worth
You crystal break, for fear of breaking it: Careless and careful hands like faults commit.
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Break Care Commitment Crystal Fear Hands Yourself
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
If my opinion is of any worth, the fieldfare is the greatest delicacy among birds, the hare among quadrupeds.
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Greatness Myself Opinion Worth
Joys do not stay, but take wing and fly away.
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Fly Happiness Wings

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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