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Fortune gives many too much, but none enough.

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Our days pass by, and are scored against us.
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Day Ourselves Pass Score
You’re obstinate, pliant, merry, morose, all at once. For me there’s no living with you, or without you.
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Absence Love Myself Togetherness Yourself
Hidden evils are most dreaded.
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Evil Fear Hide
There is no living with thee, nor without thee.
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God Live Religious
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
Whoever is not too wise is wise.
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One Liner Wisdom
There is no glory in outstripping donkeys.
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Animal Glory
The swan murmurs sweet strains with a flattering tongue, itself the singer of its own dirge.
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Swan Tongue
Be merry if you are wise.
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One Liner Wisdom
The shameless Chloe placed on the tombs of her seven husbands the inscription, “The work of Chloe.” How could she have expressed herself more plainly?
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Expression Inscription Place Shame
Service cannot be expected from a friend in service; let him be a freeman who wishes to be my master.
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Friendship Master Service Yourself
What’s a wretched man? A man whom no man pleases.
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Man Please Satisfaction
Epigrams need no crier, but are content with their own tongue.
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Content Language Need
Why do strong arms fatigue themselves with frivolous dumbbells? To dig a vineyard is worthier exercise for men.
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Arms Exercise Man Strong Worthy
I have granted you much that you asked: and yet you never cease to ask of me. He who refuses nothing, Atticilla, will soon have nothing to refuse.
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Gratitude Greedy Myself Refusal
I know all that better than my own name.
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Better Myself Name

Fortune gives many too much, but none enough.

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