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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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Whoever makes great presents, expects great presents in return.
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Greatness Present Return
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
I know all that better than my own name.
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Better Myself Name
Every bird that upwards swings Bears the Cross upon its wings.
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Animal Bird Wings
For wealth’s now given to none but to the rich.
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Rich Wealth
Too late is tomorrow’s life; live for today.
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Day Life Present
Virtue extends our days: he lives two lives who relives his past with pleasure.
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Day Himself Past Pleasure Virtue
What’s a wretched man? A man whom no man pleases.
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Man Please Satisfaction
You ask what a nice girl will do? She won’t give an inch, but she won’t say no.
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Herself Woman
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
Tomorrow’s life is too late. Live today.
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Inspirational Life Live
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
Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
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Original Position Yourself
Tis easy to write epigrams nicely, but to write a book is hard.
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Book Easy Hard Writing Yourself
There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
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Body Old Revolution
This I ask, is it not madness to kill thyself in order to escape death?
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Death Escape Kill Madness Order

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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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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