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There is no living with thee, nor without thee.

Martial

If my opinion is of any worth, the fieldfare is the greatest delicacy among birds, the hare among quadrupeds.
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Greatness Myself Opinion Worth
Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.
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Enjoyment Existence Health Life
If you have any shame, forbear to pluck the beard of a dead lion.
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Death Shame Yourself
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
Fortune gives many too much, but none enough.
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Enough Fate Fortune
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
Wine and women bring misery.
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Alcohol Misery Wine
Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst.
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Flaw Imagination World Worst
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
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
From no place can you exclude the fates.
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Fate Place Yourself
It is folly to waste labour about trifles.
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Fools Labour Wasted
You admire, Vacerra, only the poets of old and praise only those who are dead. Pardon me, I beseech you, Vacerra, if I think death too high a price to pay for your praise.
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Admire Death Old Pay Poet Praise Price Thinking Yourself
I would not miss your face, your neck, your hands, your limbs, your bosom and certain other of your charms. Indeed, not to become boring by naming them all, I could do without you, Chloe, altogether.
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Boredom Face Love Missing Myself Togetherness
The face that cannot smile is never fair.
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Face Fair Happiness Smile
Tis easy to write epigrams nicely, but to write a book is hard.
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Book Easy Hard Writing Yourself

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