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Wine and women bring misery.

Martial

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
A good man enlarges the term of his own existence.
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Existence Goodness Himself Man Term
There is nothing more contemptible than a bald man who pretends to have hair.
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Hairs Man Myself Pretend
That which prevents disagreeable flies from feeding on your repast, was once the proud tail of a splendid bird.
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Agreement Food Movie Prevent Proud
You ask what a nice girl will do? She won’t give an inch, but she won’t say no.
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Herself Woman
I wont let a wife lead me to the altar.
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Leadership Myself Wife
I believe that man to be wretched whom none can please.
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Believe Man Myself Please
Fortune gives many too much, but none enough.
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Enough Fate Fortune
A man who lives everywhere lives nowhere.
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Deep Existence Live Man
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
He who thinks that the lives of Priam and of Nestor were long is much deceived and mistaken. Life consists not in living, but in enjoying health.
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Enjoyment Health Mistake Thinking
He who writes distichs, wishes, I suppose, to please by brevity. But, tell me, of what avail is their brevity, when there is a whose book full of them?
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Book Himself Writing
Givers of great dinners know few enemies.
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Enemy Food Greatness
You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
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Envy Jealous Yourself
They let out on hire their passions and eloquence. [Referring to lawyers.]
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Elegant Hire Passion
No man is quick enough to enjoy life.
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Enough Life Man Quick

Wine and women bring misery.

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