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Every bird that upwards swings Bears the Cross upon its wings.

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You give me nothing during your life, but you promise to provide for me at your death. If you are not a fool, you know what I wish for!
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Death Fools Life Promise Yourself
A novice always behaves with propriety.
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Beginning Behavior Novice
I wont let a wife lead me to the altar.
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Leadership Myself Wife
Can the fish love the fisherman?
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Deep Love One Liner
Some things are good, some middling, more bad.
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Bad Goodness
For wealth’s now given to none but to the rich.
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Rich Wealth
What quick wit is found in sudden straits!
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Finding Quick Sudden
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
The virtuous man is never a novice in worldly things.
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Man Virtue World
She grieves sincerely who grieves unseen.
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Grief Herself Sincere Unknown
Such are thou and I: but what I am thou canst not be; what thou art any one of the multitude may be.
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Art Myself Yourself
If I remember right, Aelia, you had four teeth; a cough displaced two, another two more. You can now cough without anxiety all the day long. A third cough can find nothing to do in your mouth.
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Anxiety Mouth Remember Right Yourself
No man is quick enough to enjoy life.
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Enough Life Man Quick
Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are bald. Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are carrotty. Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are one-eyed. He who kisses you, Philaenis, sins against nature.
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Bald Kiss Myself Nature Sin Yourself
Those they praise, but they read the others.
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One Liner Praise Reading
Birds of a feather will flock together.
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Bird Friendship Togetherness

Every bird that upwards swings Bears the Cross upon its wings.

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