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I believe that man to be wretched whom none can please.

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I seem to you cruel and too much addicted to gluttony, when I beat my cook for sending up a bad dinner. If that appears to you too trifling a cause, say for what cause you would have a cook flogged.
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Addiction Appearance Cruelty Yourself
He who weighs his burdens, can bear them.
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Burden Himself Weigh
If you are poor now, Aemilianus, you will always be poor. Riches are now given to none but the rich.
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Poor Rich Unfair Willing Yourself
Remember, cobbler, to keep to your leather.
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Leather Remember Yourself
She grieves sincerely who grieves unseen.
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Grief Herself Sincere Unknown
He who writes distichs, wishes, I suppose, to please by brevity. But, tell me, of what avail is their brevity, when there is a whose book full of them?
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Book Himself Writing
What quick wit is found in sudden straits!
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Finding Quick Sudden
To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.
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Death Glory Late
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
See, how the liver is swollen larger than a fat goose! In amazement you will exclaim: Where could this possibly grow?
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Amazing Animal Food Growth Possible Yourself
In adversity it is easy to despise life; he is truly brave who can endure a wreched life.
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Adversity Brave Easy Endurance Life True
A jar of wine so priceless did not deserve to die. and Never think of leaving perfume or wines to your heir. Administer these youself and let him have the money.
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Deserve Leaving Money Perfume Price Wine Yourself
Be content to be what you are, and prefer nothing to it, and do not fear or wish for your last day.
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Content Preference Yourself
Spare the person but lash the vice.
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One Liner Person Vice
He truly sorrows who sorrows unseen.
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Hide One Liner Sorrow True
There is nothing more contemptible than a bald man who pretends to have hair.
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Hairs Man Myself Pretend

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