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What’s a wretched man? A man whom no man pleases.

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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
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
There is no living with thee, nor without thee.
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God Live Religious
Who gives to friends so much from Fate secures, That is the only wealth for ever yours.
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Fate Friendship Secure Wealth Yourself
My poems are naughty, but my life is pure.
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Life Naughty Poem Purity
Short is the life of those who possess great accomplishments, and seldom do they reach a good old age. Whatever thou lovest, pray that thou mayest not set too high a value on it.
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Accomplishment High Life Possession Short Value Yourself
Be merry if you are wise.
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One Liner Wisdom
That which prevents disagreeable flies from feeding on your repast, was once the proud tail of a splendid bird.
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Agreement Food Movie Prevent Proud
He who prefers to give Linus the half of what he wishes to borrow, rather than to lend him the whole, prefers to lose only the half.
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Borrow Himself Lose Preference
This I ask, is it not madness to kill thyself in order to escape death?
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Death Escape Kill Madness Order
It is not he who forms idols in gold or marble that makes them gods, but he who kneels before them.
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Form God Gold Himself
I wont let a wife lead me to the altar.
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Leadership Myself Wife
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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Children Heart Mindset Myself Purity Wife
Too late is tomorrow’s life; live for today.
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Day Life Present
Be cheerful, if you are wise.
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Cheerful One Liner Wisdom Yourself
Joys do not stay, but take wing and fly away.
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Fly Happiness Wings

What’s a wretched man? A man whom no man pleases.

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