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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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Believing hear, what you deserve to hear: Your birthday as my own to me is dear. But yours gives most; for mine did only lend Me to the world; yours gave to me a friend.
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Believe Deserve Myself World
Be merry if you are wise.
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One Liner Wisdom
I know all that better than my own name.
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Better Myself Name
Service cannot be expected from a friend in service; let him be a freeman who wishes to be my master.
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Friendship Master Service Yourself
Live thy life as it were spoil and pluck the joys that fly.
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Fly Joy Life Live
To have nothing is not poverty.
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One Liner Poverty
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
The African lions rush to attack bulls; they do not attack butterflies.
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Advice Attack Deep Lion Rush
Fortune gives many too much, but none enough.
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Enough Fate Fortune
If fame comes after death, I’m in no hurry for it.
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Death Fame Hurry Myself
Remember, cobbler, to keep to your leather.
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Leather Remember Yourself
Make it a point not to be over-fascinating.
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Fascination One Liner Point
Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.
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Enjoyment Existence Health Life
Of no day can the retrospect cause pain to a good man.
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Day Goodness Man Pain
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
You give me nothing during your life, but you promise to provide for me at your death. If you are not a fool, you know what I wish for!
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Death Fools Life Promise Yourself
The swan murmurs sweet strains with a flattering tongue, itself the singer of its own dirge.
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Swan Tongue
Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
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Original Position Yourself
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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Gratitude Greedy Myself Refusal
They let out on hire their passions and eloquence. [Referring to lawyers.]
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Elegant Hire Passion
A jar of wine so priceless did not deserve to die. and Never think of leaving perfume or wines to your heir. Administer these youself and let him have the money.
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Deserve Leaving Money Perfume Price Wine Yourself
A vagrant is everywhere at home.
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Home One Liner
A novice always behaves with propriety.
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Beginning Behavior Novice
Tis easy to write epigrams nicely, but to write a book is hard.
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Book Easy Hard Writing Yourself
You ask what a nice girl will do? She won’t give an inch, but she won’t say no.
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Herself Woman
I believe that man to be wretched whom none can please.
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Believe Man Myself Please

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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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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