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A novice always behaves with propriety.

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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
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
Joys do not stay, but take wing and fly away.
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Fly Happiness Wings
What’s a wretched man? A man whom no man pleases.
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Man Please Satisfaction
Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.
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Enjoyment Existence Health Life
See, how the liver is swollen larger than a fat goose! In amazement you will exclaim: Where could this possibly grow?
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Amazing Animal Food Growth Possible Yourself
You admire, Vacerra, only the poets of old and praise only those who are dead. Pardon me, I beseech you, Vacerra, if I think death too high a price to pay for your praise.
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Admire Death Old Pay Poet Praise Price Thinking 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
Nothing is more ill-timed than an ill-timed laugh.
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Laughter Time
Work divided is in that manner shortened.
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Division Short Work
The virtuous man is never a novice in worldly things.
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Man Virtue World
Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst.
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Flaw Imagination World Worst
Whoever is not too wise is wise.
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One Liner Wisdom
Some good, some so-so, and lots plain bad: that’s how a book of poems is made, my Friend.
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Book Creation Goodness Literature Myself Poem Writing
The face that cannot smile is never fair.
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Face Fair Happiness Smile
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

A novice always behaves with propriety.

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