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There is no living with thee, nor without thee.

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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
I do not hate the man, but his vices.
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Hate Himself Man One Liner Vice
I do not like the man who squanders life for fame; give me the man who living makes a name.
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Fame Life Man Name Yourself
Man loves malice, but not against one-eyed men nor the unfortunate, but against the fortunate and proud.
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Eyes Love Man Proud Unfortunate
You should not fear, nor yet should you wish for your last day.
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Day Fear Yourself
Whoever is not too wise is wise.
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One Liner Wisdom
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
You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
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Envy Jealous Yourself
Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
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Enough Fortune Unfair
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
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
It is folly to waste labour about trifles.
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Fools Labour Wasted
Of no day can the retrospect cause pain to a good man.
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Day Goodness Man Pain
It is not, believe me, the act of a wise man to say, “I will live.” To-morrow’s life is too late; live to-day.
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Believe Day Man Myself Wisdom
Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst.
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Flaw Imagination World Worst
You importune me, Tucca, to present you with my books. I shall not do so; for you want to sell, not to read, them.
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Book Myself Present Reading Yourself

There is no living with thee, nor without thee.

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