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You ask what a nice girl will do? She won’t give an inch, but she won’t say no.

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The swan murmurs sweet strains with a flattering tongue, itself the singer of its own dirge.
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Swan Tongue
She grieves sincerely who grieves unseen.
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Grief Herself Sincere Unknown
From no place can you exclude the fates.
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Fate Place Yourself
A cook should double one sense have: for he Should taster for himself and master be.
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Cook Doubt Himself Master Taste
Some things are good, some middling, more bad.
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Bad Goodness
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
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
Of no day can the retrospect cause pain to a good man.
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Day Goodness Man Pain
The African lions rush to attack bulls; they do not attack butterflies.
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Advice Attack Deep Lion Rush
I’m what I seem; not any dyer gave, But nature dyed this colour that I have.
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Color Myself Natural
Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst.
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Flaw Imagination World Worst
I do not like the man who squanders life for fame; give me the man who living makes a name.
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Fame Life Man Name Yourself
You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
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Envy Jealous Yourself
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
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
Givers of great dinners know few enemies.
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Enemy Food Greatness

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