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Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are bald. Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are carrotty. Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are one-eyed. He who kisses you, Philaenis, sins against nature.
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Bald Kiss Myself Nature Sin Yourself
There is no living with thee, nor without thee.
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God Live Religious
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 feeling and force of imagination that make us eloquent.
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Elegant Feeling Force Imagination Ourselves
If your slave commits a fault, do not smash his teeth with your fists; give him some of the (hard) biscuit which famous Rhodes has sent you.
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Biscuit Commitment Mistake Slave Yourself
He truly sorrows who sorrows unseen.
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Hide One Liner Sorrow True
To-morrow I will live, the fool does say; To-day itself’s too late, the wise lived yesterday.
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Fools Future Past Wisdom
One genius has made many clever artists.
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Artist Genius Oneself
No amount of misfortune will satisfy the man who is not satisfied with reading a hundred epigrams.
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Misfortune Reading Satisfaction
Short is the life of those who possess great accomplishments, and seldom do they reach a good old age. Whatever thou lovest, pray that thou mayest not set too high a value on it.
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Accomplishment High Life Possession Short Value Yourself
To be able to enjoy one’s past life is to live twice.
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Enjoyment Life Live Past
I am a shell-fish just come from being saturated with the waters of the Lucrine lake, near Baiae; but now I luxuriously thrust for noble pickle.
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Lake Luxury Myself Water
A fisherman’s walk: three steps and overboard.
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Man Walk
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
However great the dish that holds the turbot, the turbot is still greater than the dish.
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Food Greatness Hold Value
Those they praise, but they read the others.
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One Liner Praise Reading

Hidden evils are most dreaded.

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