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I do not love thee, Sabidius, nor can I say why; I can only say this, “I do not love thee.”

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I believe that man to be wretched whom none can please.
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Believe Man Myself Please
Short is the life of those who possess great accomplishments, and seldom do they reach a good old age. Whatever thou lovest, pray that thou mayest not set too high a value on it.
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Accomplishment High Life Possession Short Value Yourself
I am a shell-fish just come from being saturated with the waters of the Lucrine lake, near Baiae; but now I luxuriously thrust for noble pickle.
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Lake Luxury Myself Water
I know all that better than my own name.
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Better Myself Name
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
A man who lives everywhere lives nowhere.
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Deep Existence Live Man
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
While you cannot resolve what you are, at last you may be nothing.
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Solution Yourself
He who prefers to give Linus the half of what he wishes to borrow, rather than to lend him the whole, prefers to lose only the half.
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Borrow Himself Lose Preference
You crystal break, for fear of breaking it: Careless and careful hands like faults commit.
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Break Care Commitment Crystal Fear Hands 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
Nothing is more ill-timed than an ill-timed laugh.
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Laughter Time
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
If you are poor now, Aemilianus, you will always be poor. Riches are now given to none but the rich.
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Poor Rich Unfair Willing Yourself
It is not he who forms idols in gold or marble that makes them gods, but he who kneels before them.
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Form God Gold Himself
Hidden evils are most dreaded.
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Evil Fear Hide

I do not love thee, Sabidius, nor can I say why; I can only say this, “I do not love thee.”

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I do not love thee, Sabidius, nor can I say why; I can only say this, “I do not love thee.”

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