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I know all that better than my own name.

Martial

Givers of great dinners know few enemies.
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Enemy Food Greatness
Can the fish love the fisherman?
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Deep Love One Liner
Of no day can the retrospect cause pain to a good man.
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Day Goodness Man Pain
For wealth’s now given to none but to the rich.
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Rich Wealth
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
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 be able to enjoy one’s past life is to live twice.
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Enjoyment Life Live Past
Those they praise, but they read the others.
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One Liner Praise Reading
In adversity it is easy to despise life; he is truly brave who can endure a wreched life.
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Adversity Brave Easy Endurance Life True
Hidden evils are most dreaded.
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Evil Fear Hide
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
In adversity it is easy to despise life; he is truly brave who can endure a wretched life.
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Adversity Brave Himself Life True
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
I’m what I seem; not any dyer gave, But nature dyed this colour that I have.
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Color Myself Natural
Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
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Ash Glory Late
Work divided is in that manner shortened.
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Division Short Work

I know all that better than my own name.

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