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Life is not merely to be alive, but to be well.

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Your seventh wife, Phileros, is now being buried in your field. No man’s field brings him greater profit than yours, Phileros.
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Bury Death Profit Wife Yourself
Too late is tomorrow’s life; live for today.
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Day Life Present
For wealth’s now given to none but to the rich.
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Rich Wealth
He who weighs his burdens, can bear them.
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Burden Himself Weigh
Whoever is not too wise is wise.
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One Liner Wisdom
I wont let a wife lead me to the altar.
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Leadership Myself Wife
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
Service cannot be expected from a friend in service; let him be a freeman who wishes to be my master.
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Friendship Master Service Yourself
Givers of great dinners know few enemies.
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Enemy Food Greatness
Be cheerful, if you are wise.
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Cheerful One Liner Wisdom Yourself
I seem to you cruel and too much addicted to gluttony, when I beat my cook for sending up a bad dinner. If that appears to you too trifling a cause, say for what cause you would have a cook flogged.
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Addiction Appearance Cruelty Yourself
Your page stands against you and says to you that you are a thief.
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Page Stand Thief Yourself
A man who lives everywhere lives nowhere.
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Deep Existence Live Man
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
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
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

Life is not merely to be alive, but to be well.

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