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Whoever makes great presents, expects great presents in return.

Martial

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
To-morrow I will live, the fool does say; To-day itself’s too late, the wise lived yesterday.
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Fools Future Past Wisdom
The flaw which is hidden is deemed greater than it is.
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Flaw Greatness Hide
Make it a point not to be over-fascinating.
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Fascination One Liner Point
Epigrams need no crier, but are content with their own tongue.
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Content Language Need
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
Our days pass by, and are scored against us.
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Day Ourselves Pass Score
Be cheerful, if you are wise.
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Cheerful One Liner Wisdom Yourself
Those they praise, but they read the others.
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One Liner Praise Reading
Can the fish love the fisherman?
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Deep Love One Liner
It is not, believe me, the act of a wise man to say, “I will live.” To-morrow’s life is too late; live to-day.
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Believe Day Man Myself Wisdom
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
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
I know all that better than my own name.
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Better Myself Name
There is no glory in outstripping donkeys.
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Animal Glory
I do not love thee, Sabidius, nor can I say why; I can only say this, “I do not love thee.”
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Love Myself

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