Be satisfied, and pleased with what thou art, Act cheerfully and well thou allotted part; Enjoy the present hour, be thankful for the past, And neither fear, nor wish, the approaches of the last.
MARTIALI have not hated the man, but his faults.
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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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If you have any shame, forbear to pluck the beard of a dead lion.
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The African lions rush to attack bulls; they do not attack butterflies.
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Service cannot be expected from a friend in service; let him be a freeman who wishes to be my master.
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Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
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You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
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Some things are good, some middling, more bad.
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I do not like the man who squanders life for fame; give me the man who living makes a name.
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A novice always behaves with propriety.
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I believe that man to be wretched whom none can please.
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Man loves malice, but not against one-eyed men nor the unfortunate, but against the fortunate and proud.
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It is feeling and force of imagination that make us eloquent.
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You are sad in the midst of every blessing. Take care that Fortune does not observe–or she will call you ungrateful.
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Virtue extends our days: he lives two lives who relives his past with pleasure.
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To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.
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