The flaw which is hidden is deemed greater than it is.
MARTIAL
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The flaw which is hidden is deemed greater than it is.
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Nothing is more ill-timed than an ill-timed laugh.
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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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Laugh, if thou art wise.
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I do not hate the man, but his vices.
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You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
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You should not fear, nor yet should you wish for your last day.
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I have granted you much that you asked: and yet you never cease to ask of me. He who refuses nothing, Atticilla, will soon have nothing to refuse.
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See, how the liver is swollen larger than a fat goose! In amazement you will exclaim: Where could this possibly grow?
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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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There is no glory in outstripping donkeys.
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There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
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It is folly to waste labour about trifles.
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