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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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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
In adversity it is easy to despise life; he is truly brave who can endure a wretched life.
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Adversity Brave Himself Life True
I believe that man to be wretched whom none can please.
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Believe Man Myself Please
It is folly to waste labour about trifles.
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Fools Labour Wasted
Can the fish love the fisherman?
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Deep Love One Liner
While you cannot resolve what you are, at last you may be nothing.
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Solution 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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Book Myself Present Reading Yourself
Be cheerful, if you are wise.
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Cheerful One Liner Wisdom Yourself
However great the dish that holds the turbot, the turbot is still greater than the dish.
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Food Greatness Hold Value
If you want him to mourn, you had best leave him nothing.
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Himself Leaving Mourn
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 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
Genuine is the sorrow endured without anyone else knowing about it.
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Endurance Genuine Known Sorrow
I know all that better than my own name.
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Better Myself Name
The bee is enclosed, and shines preserved in amber, so that it seems enshrined in its own nectar.
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Nectar Preserve Shine Shrine
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

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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