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Joys do not stay, but take wing and fly away.

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
Those they praise, but they read the others.
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One Liner Praise Reading
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
Why do strong arms fatigue themselves with frivolous dumbbells? To dig a vineyard is worthier exercise for men.
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Arms Exercise Man Strong Worthy
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
Birds of a feather will flock together.
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Bird Friendship Togetherness
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
Make it a point not to be over-fascinating.
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Fascination One Liner Point
There is nothing more contemptible than a bald man who pretends to have hair.
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Hairs Man Myself Pretend
A vagrant is everywhere at home.
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Home One Liner
Be cheerful, if you are wise.
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Cheerful One Liner Wisdom Yourself
Every bird that upwards swings Bears the Cross upon its wings.
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Animal Bird Wings
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
To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.
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Death Glory Late
I know all that better than my own name.
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Better Myself Name
What quick wit is found in sudden straits!
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Finding Quick Sudden

Joys do not stay, but take wing and fly away.

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