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.
MARTIALWhy do strong arms fatigue themselves with frivolous dumbbells? To dig a vineyard is worthier exercise for men.
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You are so pure in mind and heart, In aspect, too, so mild, I wonder that you ever could Implant your wife with child.
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Hidden evils are most dreaded.
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Be content to be what you are, and prefer nothing to it, and do not fear or wish for your last day.
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You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
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It is easy in adversity to despise death; he has real fortitude who dares to live and be wretched.
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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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My poems are naughty, but my life is pure.
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Can the fish love the fisherman?
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Who gives to friends so much from Fate secures, That is the only wealth for ever yours.
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Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst.
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Birds of a feather will flock together.
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There is no glory in outstripping donkeys.
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Genuine is the sorrow endured without anyone else knowing about it.
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Every bird that upwards swings Bears the Cross upon its wings.
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Tomorrow’s life is too late. Live today.
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