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When your crowd of attendants so loudly applaud you, Pomponius, it is not you, but your banquet, that is eloquent.

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Virtue extends our days: he lives two lives who relives his past with pleasure.
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Day Himself Past Pleasure Virtue
Live thy life as it were spoil and pluck the joys that fly.
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Fly Joy Life Live
Gifts are like hooks.
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Gift One Liner
In adversity it is easy to despise life; he is truly brave who can endure a wreched life.
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Adversity Brave Easy Endurance Life True
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 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
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
You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
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Envy Jealous Yourself
I do not hate the man, but his vices.
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Hate Himself Man One Liner Vice
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
Those they praise, but they read the others.
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One Liner Praise Reading
Make it a point not to be over-fascinating.
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Fascination One Liner Point
Wine and women bring misery.
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Alcohol Misery Wine
The flaw which is hidden is deemed greater than it is.
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Flaw Greatness Hide
Whoever makes great presents, expects great presents in return.
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Greatness Present Return
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

When your crowd of attendants so loudly applaud you, Pomponius, it is not you, but your banquet, that is eloquent.

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