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Whoever makes great presents, expects great presents in return.

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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.
MARTIAL

Believe Deserve Myself World
That which prevents disagreeable flies from feeding on your repast, was once the proud tail of a splendid bird.
MARTIAL

Agreement Food Movie Prevent Proud
To be able to enjoy one’s past life is to live twice.
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Enjoyment Life Live Past
Some good, some so-so, and lots plain bad: that’s how a book of poems is made, my Friend.
MARTIAL

Book Creation Goodness Literature Myself Poem Writing
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
This I ask, is it not madness to kill thyself in order to escape death?
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Death Escape Kill Madness Order
If you are poor now, Aemilianus, you will always be poor. Riches are now given to none but the rich.
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Poor Rich Unfair Willing Yourself
She grieves sincerely who grieves unseen.
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Grief Herself Sincere Unknown
You importune me, Tucca, to present you with my books. I shall not do so; for you want to sell, not to read, them.
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Book Myself Present Reading Yourself
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
Every bird that upwards swings Bears the Cross upon its wings.
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Animal Bird Wings
A novice always behaves with propriety.
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Beginning Behavior Novice
You crystal break, for fear of breaking it: Careless and careful hands like faults commit.
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Break Care Commitment Crystal Fear Hands Yourself
Fortune gives many too much, but none enough.
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Enough Fate Fortune
Gifts are like hooks.
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Gift One Liner
Tomorrow’s life is too late. Live today.
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Inspirational Life Live

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