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Virtue extends our days: he lives two lives who relives his past with pleasure.

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Red-haired, black-lipped, club-footed, and blink-eyed; if you’re a good man, you’re a wonder!
MARTIAL

Goodness Man Yourself
There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
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Body Old Revolution
Those they praise, but they read the others.
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One Liner Praise Reading
A fisherman’s walk: three steps and overboard.
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Man Walk
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
To have nothing is not poverty.
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One Liner Poverty
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
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
Every bird that upwards swings Bears the Cross upon its wings.
MARTIAL

Animal Bird Wings
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 no living with thee, nor without thee.
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God Live Religious
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
While you cannot resolve what you are, at last you may be nothing.
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Solution Yourself
If my opinion is of any worth, the fieldfare is the greatest delicacy among birds, the hare among quadrupeds.
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Greatness Myself Opinion Worth
While an ant was wandering under the shade of the tree of Phaeton, a drop of amber enveloped the tiny insect; thus she, who in life was disregarded, became precious by death.
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Ant Death Life Precious Shade Value
I’m what I seem; not any dyer gave, But nature dyed this colour that I have.
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Color Myself Natural

Virtue extends our days: he lives two lives who relives his past with pleasure.

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