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I wont let a wife lead me to the altar.
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Leadership Myself Wife
In adversity it is easy to despise life; he is truly brave who can endure a wretched life.
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Adversity Brave Himself Life True
I am a shell-fish just come from being saturated with the waters of the Lucrine lake, near Baiae; but now I luxuriously thrust for noble pickle.
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Lake Luxury Myself Water
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
What’s a wretched man? A man whom no man pleases.
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Man Please Satisfaction
Wine and women bring misery.
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Alcohol Misery Wine
The face that cannot smile is never fair.
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Face Fair Happiness Smile
The present joys of life we doubly taste, By looking back with pleasure to the past.
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Doubt Ourselves Pleasure Present Taste
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
From no place can you exclude the fates.
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Fate Place Yourself
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
Such are thou and I: but what I am thou canst not be; what thou art any one of the multitude may be.
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Art Myself Yourself
Some things are good, some middling, more bad.
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Bad Goodness
Too late is tomorrow’s life; live for today.
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Day Life Present
When your crowd of attendants so loudly applaud you, Pomponius, it is not you, but your banquet, that is eloquent.
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Attendant Crowd Elegant Loud Praise Yourself
Whoever makes great presents, expects great presents in return.
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Greatness Present Return

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