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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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They let out on hire their passions and eloquence. [Referring to lawyers.]
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Elegant Hire Passion
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
For life is only life when blessed with health.
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Blessing Health Life
Remember, cobbler, to keep to your leather.
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Leather Remember Yourself
Wine and women bring misery.
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Alcohol Misery Wine
That which prevents disagreeable flies from feeding on your repast, was once the proud tail of a splendid bird.
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Agreement Food Movie Prevent Proud
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
It is folly to waste labour about trifles.
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Fools Labour Wasted
He truly sorrows who sorrows unseen.
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Hide One Liner Sorrow True
A good man enlarges the term of his own existence.
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Existence Goodness Himself Man Term
You are so pure in mind and heart, In aspect, too, so mild, I wonder that you ever could Implant your wife with child.
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Children Heart Mindset Myself Purity Wife
Rarity gives a charm; so early fruits and winter roses are the most prized; and coyness sets off an extravagant mistress, while the door always open tempts no suitor.
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Charm Prize Rare Suit
He who thinks that the lives of Priam and of Nestor were long is much deceived and mistaken. Life consists not in living, but in enjoying health.
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Enjoyment Health Mistake Thinking
It is easy in adversity to despise death; he has real fortitude who dares to live and be wretched.
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Adversity Death Easy Live Reality
I know all that better than my own name.
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Better Myself Name
If I remember right, Aelia, you had four teeth; a cough displaced two, another two more. You can now cough without anxiety all the day long. A third cough can find nothing to do in your mouth.
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Anxiety Mouth Remember Right Yourself

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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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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