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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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Be satisfied, and pleased with what thou art, Act cheerfully and well thou allotted part; Enjoy the present hour, be thankful for the past, And neither fear, nor wish, the approaches of the last.
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Cheer Enjoyment Fear Past Satisfaction Thankful
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
You ask what a nice girl will do? She won’t give an inch, but she won’t say no.
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Herself Woman
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
You’ll get no laurel crown for outrunning a burrow.
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Run Yourself
To be able to enjoy one’s past life is to live twice.
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Enjoyment Life Live Past
Tomorrow’s life is too late. Live today.
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Inspirational Life Live
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
Joys do not stay, but take wing and fly away.
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Fly Happiness Wings
Epigrams need no crier, but are content with their own tongue.
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Content Language Need
Can the fish love the fisherman?
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Deep Love One Liner
Hidden evils are most dreaded.
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Evil Fear Hide
If fame comes after death, I’m in no hurry for it.
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Death Fame Hurry Myself
Of no day can the retrospect cause pain to a good man.
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Day Goodness Man Pain
You complain, friend Swift, of the length of my epigrams, but you yourself write nothing. Yours are shorter.
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Friendship Short Writing Yourself
The present joys of life we doubly taste, By looking back with pleasure to the past.
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Doubt Ourselves Pleasure Present Taste

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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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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