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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
I know all that better than my own name.
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Better Myself Name
There is no living with thee, nor without thee.
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God Live Religious
You admire, Vacerra, only the poets of old and praise only those who are dead. Pardon me, I beseech you, Vacerra, if I think death too high a price to pay for your praise.
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Admire Death Old Pay Poet Praise Price Thinking Yourself
They let out on hire their passions and eloquence. [Referring to lawyers.]
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Elegant Hire Passion
Can the fish love the fisherman?
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Deep Love One Liner
Man loves malice, but not against one-eyed men nor the unfortunate, but against the fortunate and proud.
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Eyes Love Man Proud Unfortunate
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
Work divided is in that manner shortened.
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Division Short Work
Believing hear, what you deserve to hear: Your birthday as my own to me is dear. But yours gives most; for mine did only lend Me to the world; yours gave to me a friend.
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Believe Deserve Myself World
You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
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Envy Jealous Yourself
While you cannot resolve what you are, at last you may be nothing.
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Solution Yourself
You puff the poets of other days, The living you deplore. Spare me the accolade: your praise Is not worth dying for.
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Death Live Poet Praise Worth
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
When your crowd of attendants so loudly applaud you, Pomponius, it is not you, but your banquet, that is eloquent.
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Attendant Crowd Elegant Loud Praise Yourself
Neither fear your death’s day nor long for it.
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Day Death Fear Yourself

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