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A novice always behaves with propriety.

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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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Attendant Crowd Elegant Loud Praise Yourself
The flaw which is hidden is deemed greater than it is.
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Flaw Greatness Hide
There is no glory in outstripping donkeys.
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Animal Glory
You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
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Envy Jealous Yourself
If fame comes after death, I’m in no hurry for it.
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Death Fame Hurry Myself
I do not hate the man, but his vices.
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Hate Himself Man One Liner Vice
There is no living with thee, nor without thee.
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God Live Religious
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
She grieves sincerely who grieves unseen.
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Grief Herself Sincere Unknown
Believing hear, what you deserve to hear: Your birthday as my own to me is dear. But yours gives most; for mine did only lend Me to the world; yours gave to me a friend.
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Believe Deserve Myself World
In adversity it is easy to despise life; he is truly brave who can endure a wretched life.
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Adversity Brave Himself Life True
If you want him to mourn, you had best leave him nothing.
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Himself Leaving Mourn
If you have any shame, forbear to pluck the beard of a dead lion.
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Death Shame Yourself
I am a shell-fish just come from being saturated with the waters of the Lucrine lake, near Baiae; but now I luxuriously thrust for noble pickle.
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Lake Luxury Myself Water
One genius has made many clever artists.
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Artist Genius Oneself
Too late is tomorrow’s life; live for today.
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Day Life Present

A novice always behaves with propriety.

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