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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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Red-haired, black-lipped, club-footed, and blink-eyed; if you’re a good man, you’re a wonder!
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Goodness Man Yourself
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
You’re obstinate, pliant, merry, morose, all at once. For me there’s no living with you, or without you.
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Absence Love Myself Togetherness Yourself
It is as good as second life to be able to look back upon our past life with pleasure.
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Goodness Life Pleasure Sight
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
Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
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Enough Fortune Unfair
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
Neither fear your death’s day nor long for it.
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Day Death Fear Yourself
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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Gratitude Greedy Myself Refusal
To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.
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Death Glory Late
I wont let a wife lead me to the altar.
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Leadership Myself Wife
Some are good, some are middling, the most are bad.
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Bad Goodness
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
They let out on hire their passions and eloquence. [Referring to lawyers.]
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Elegant Hire Passion
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
There is no glory in outstripping donkeys.
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Animal Glory

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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