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The shameless Chloe placed on the tombs of her seven husbands the inscription, “The work of Chloe.” How could she have expressed herself more plainly?
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Expression Inscription Place Shame
You give me nothing during your life, but you promise to provide for me at your death. If you are not a fool, you know what I wish for!
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Death Fools Life Promise Yourself
It is not, believe me, the act of a wise man to say, “I will live.” To-morrow’s life is too late; live to-day.
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Believe Day Man Myself Wisdom
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
A jar of wine so priceless did not deserve to die. and Never think of leaving perfume or wines to your heir. Administer these youself and let him have the money.
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Deserve Leaving Money Perfume Price Wine Yourself
The virtuous man is never a novice in worldly things.
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Man Virtue World
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
Why do strong arms fatigue themselves with frivolous dumbbells? To dig a vineyard is worthier exercise for men.
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Arms Exercise Man Strong Worthy
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
Tis easy to write epigrams nicely, but to write a book is hard.
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Book Easy Hard Writing Yourself
They let out on hire their passions and eloquence. [Referring to lawyers.]
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Elegant Hire Passion
Fortune gives many too much, but none enough.
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Enough Fate Fortune
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
Those they praise, but they read the others.
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One Liner Praise Reading
I’m what I seem; not any dyer gave, But nature dyed this colour that I have.
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Color Myself Natural
No man is quick enough to enjoy life.
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Enough Life Man Quick

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