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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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Every epigram should resemble a bee; it should have sting, honey, and brevity.
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Honey Similar
If my opinion is of any worth, the fieldfare is the greatest delicacy among birds, the hare among quadrupeds.
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Greatness Myself Opinion Worth
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
A good man enlarges the term of his own existence.
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Existence Goodness Himself Man Term
To be able to enjoy one’s past life is to live twice.
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Enjoyment Life Live Past
What’s a wretched man? A man whom no man pleases.
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Man Please Satisfaction
Work divided is in that manner shortened.
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Division Short Work
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
A man who lives everywhere lives nowhere.
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Deep Existence Live Man
It is folly to waste labour about trifles.
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Fools Labour Wasted
Gifts are like fish-hooks; for who is not aware that the greedy char is deceived by the fly which he swallows?
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Aware Fly Gift Himself Swallow
Life is not merely to be alive, but to be well.
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Alive Life One Liner
There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
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Body Old Revolution
A cook should double one sense have: for he Should taster for himself and master be.
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Cook Doubt Himself Master Taste
He who weighs his burdens, can bear them.
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Burden Himself Weigh
Remember, cobbler, to keep to your leather.
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Leather Remember Yourself

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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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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