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The face that cannot smile is never fair.

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To be able to enjoy one’s past life is to live twice.
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Enjoyment Life Live Past
If my opinion is of any worth, the fieldfare is the greatest delicacy among birds, the hare among quadrupeds.
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Greatness Myself Opinion Worth
It is feeling and force of imagination that make us eloquent.
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Elegant Feeling Force Imagination Ourselves
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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Blessing Care Fortune Gratitude Observation Sadness Yourself
Wine and women bring misery.
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Alcohol Misery Wine
You importune me, Tucca, to present you with my books. I shall not do so; for you want to sell, not to read, them.
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Book Myself Present Reading Yourself
Of no day can the retrospect cause pain to a good man.
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Day Goodness Man Pain
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
Work divided is in that manner shortened.
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Division Short Work
He truly sorrows who sorrows unseen.
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Hide One Liner Sorrow True
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
It is to live twice when we can enjoy the recollections of our former life.
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Enjoyment Former Life Live
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
Laugh, if thou art wise.
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Laughter One Liner Wisdom
You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
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Envy Jealous 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

The face that cannot smile is never fair.

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