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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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If you have any shame, forbear to pluck the beard of a dead lion.
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Death Shame Yourself
It is to live twice when we can enjoy the recollections of our former life.
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Enjoyment Former Life Live
I do not love thee, Sabidius, nor can I say why; I can only say this, “I do not love thee.”
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Love Myself
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 not too thick with anybody; your joys will be fewer, and so will pains.
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Happiness Joy Willing Yourself
Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.
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Enjoyment Existence Health Life
You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
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Envy Jealous Yourself
It is feeling and force of imagination that make us eloquent.
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Elegant Feeling Force Imagination Ourselves
Short is the life of those who possess great accomplishments, and seldom do they reach a good old age. Whatever thou lovest, pray that thou mayest not set too high a value on it.
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Accomplishment High Life Possession Short Value 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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Attendant Crowd Elegant Loud Praise Yourself
Too late is tomorrow’s life; live for today.
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Day Life Present
No man is quick enough to enjoy life.
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Enough Life Man Quick
Work divided is in that manner shortened.
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Division Short Work
Life is not living, but living in health.
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Health Life Live One Liner
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
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

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

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