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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.

Martial

I have not hated the man, but his faults.
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Hate Man Mistake
He who writes distichs, wishes, I suppose, to please by brevity. But, tell me, of what avail is their brevity, when there is a whose book full of them?
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Book Himself Writing
There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
MARTIAL

Body Old Revolution
Remember, cobbler, to keep to your leather.
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Leather Remember Yourself
Gifts are like fish-hooks; for who is not aware that the greedy char is deceived by the fly which he swallows?
MARTIAL

Aware Fly Gift Himself Swallow
What quick wit is found in sudden straits!
MARTIAL

Finding Quick Sudden
To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.
MARTIAL

Death Glory Late
You complain, friend Swift, of the length of my epigrams, but you yourself write nothing. Yours are shorter.
MARTIAL

Friendship Short Writing Yourself
Wine and women bring misery.
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Alcohol Misery Wine
To be able to enjoy one’s past life is to live twice.
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Enjoyment Life Live Past
Our days pass by, and are scored against us.
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Day Ourselves Pass Score
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
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
Work divided is in that manner shortened.
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Division Short Work
Some things are good, some middling, more bad.
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Bad Goodness
Live thy life as it were spoil and pluck the joys that fly.
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Fly Joy Life Live

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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