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Believing hear, what you deserve to hear: Your birthday as my own to me is dear. But yours gives most; for mine did only lend Me to the world; yours gave to me a friend.

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I wont let a wife lead me to the altar.
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Leadership Myself Wife
Neither fear your death’s day nor long for it.
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Day Death Fear 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
Epigrams need no crier, but are content with their own tongue.
MARTIAL

Content Language Need
Rarity gives a charm; so early fruits and winter roses are the most prized; and coyness sets off an extravagant mistress, while the door always open tempts no suitor.
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Charm Prize Rare Suit
She grieves sincerely who grieves unseen.
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Grief Herself Sincere Unknown
Birds of a feather will flock together.
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Bird Friendship Togetherness
The swan murmurs sweet strains with a flattering tongue, itself the singer of its own dirge.
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Swan Tongue
Remember, cobbler, to keep to your leather.
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Leather Remember Yourself
It is folly to waste labour about trifles.
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Fools Labour Wasted
Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
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Enough Fortune Unfair
They let out on hire their passions and eloquence. [Referring to lawyers.]
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Elegant Hire Passion
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
Your page stands against you and says to you that you are a thief.
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Page Stand Thief Yourself
In adversity it is easy to despise life; he is truly brave who can endure a wreched life.
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Adversity Brave Easy Endurance Life True
To-morrow I will live, the fool does say; To-day itself’s too late, the wise lived yesterday.
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Fools Future Past Wisdom

Believing hear, what you deserve to hear: Your birthday as my own to me is dear. But yours gives most; for mine did only lend Me to the world; yours gave to me a friend.

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Believing hear, what you deserve to hear: Your birthday as my own to me is dear. But yours gives most; for mine did only lend Me to the world; yours gave to me a friend.

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