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Laugh, if thou art wise.

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Nothing is more ill-timed than an ill-timed laugh.
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Laughter Time
No hero to me is the man who, by easy shedding of his blood, purchases fame: my hero is he who, without death, can win praise.
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Blood Death Easy Fame Hero Himself Man Purchase
You’re obstinate, pliant, merry, morose, all at once. For me there’s no living with you, or without you.
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Absence Love Myself Togetherness Yourself
It is not he who forms idols in gold or marble that makes them gods, but he who kneels before them.
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Form God Gold Himself
Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst.
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Flaw Imagination World Worst
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
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
Live thy life as it were spoil and pluck the joys that fly.
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Fly Joy Life Live
From no place can you exclude the fates.
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Fate Place Yourself
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 cheerful, if you are wise.
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Cheerful One Liner Wisdom Yourself
Too late is tomorrow’s life; live for today.
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Day Life Present
However great the dish that holds the turbot, the turbot is still greater than the dish.
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Food Greatness Hold Value
Whoever makes great presents, expects great presents in return.
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Greatness Present Return
Man loves malice, but not against one-eyed men nor the unfortunate, but against the fortunate and proud.
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Eyes Love Man Proud Unfortunate
Be content to be what you are, and prefer nothing to it, and do not fear or wish for your last day.
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Content Preference Yourself

Laugh, if thou art wise.

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