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The face that cannot smile is never fair.

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The shameless Chloe placed on the tombs of her seven husbands the inscription, “The work of Chloe.” How could she have expressed herself more plainly?
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Expression Inscription Place Shame
Your page stands against you and says to you that you are a thief.
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Page Stand Thief Yourself
Work divided is in that manner shortened.
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Division Short Work
Your seventh wife, Phileros, is now being buried in your field. No man’s field brings him greater profit than yours, Phileros.
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Bury Death Profit Wife Yourself
Spare the person but lash the vice.
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One Liner Person Vice
If fame is to come only after death, I am in no hurry for it.
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Death Fame Hurry Myself
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
Givers of great dinners know few enemies.
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Enemy Food Greatness
You are so pure in mind and heart, In aspect, too, so mild, I wonder that you ever could Implant your wife with child.
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Children Heart Mindset Myself Purity Wife
Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are bald. Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are carrotty. Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are one-eyed. He who kisses you, Philaenis, sins against nature.
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Bald Kiss Myself Nature Sin Yourself
To have nothing is not poverty.
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One Liner Poverty
A vagrant is everywhere at home.
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Home One Liner
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
Some things are good, some middling, more bad.
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Bad Goodness
Can the fish love the fisherman?
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Deep Love One Liner
No amount of misfortune will satisfy the man who is not satisfied with reading a hundred epigrams.
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Misfortune Reading Satisfaction

The face that cannot smile is never fair.

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