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Service cannot be expected from a friend in service; let him be a freeman who wishes to be my master.

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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
Some good, some so-so, and lots plain bad: that’s how a book of poems is made, my Friend.
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Book Creation Goodness Literature Myself Poem Writing
I believe that man to be wretched whom none can please.
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Believe Man Myself Please
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
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
There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
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Body Old Revolution
It is folly to waste labour about trifles.
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Fools Labour Wasted
It is as good as second life to be able to look back upon our past life with pleasure.
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Goodness Life Pleasure Sight
If fame comes after death, I’m in no hurry for it.
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Death Fame Hurry Myself
Some are good, some are middling, the most are bad.
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Bad Goodness
I do not love thee, Sabidius, nor can I say why; I can only say this, “I do not love thee.”
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Love Myself
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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Anxiety Mouth Remember Right Yourself
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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Believe Day Man Myself Wisdom
Fortune gives many too much, but none enough.
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Enough Fate Fortune
A vagrant is everywhere at home.
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Home One Liner
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

Service cannot be expected from a friend in service; let him be a freeman who wishes to be my master.

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