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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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For life is only life when blessed with health.
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Blessing Health Life
To have nothing is not poverty.
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One Liner Poverty
She grieves sincerely who grieves unseen.
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Grief Herself Sincere Unknown
Be satisfied, and pleased with what thou art, Act cheerfully and well thou allotted part; Enjoy the present hour, be thankful for the past, And neither fear, nor wish, the approaches of the last.
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Cheer Enjoyment Fear Past Satisfaction Thankful
I wont let a wife lead me to the altar.
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Leadership Myself Wife
Neither fear your death’s day nor long for it.
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Day Death Fear Yourself
There is nothing more contemptible than a bald man who pretends to have hair.
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Hairs Man Myself Pretend
If I remember right, Aelia, you had four teeth; a cough displaced two, another two more. You can now cough without anxiety all the day long. A third cough can find nothing to do in your mouth.
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Anxiety Mouth Remember Right Yourself
I do not hate the man, but his vices.
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Hate Himself Man One Liner Vice
Hidden evils are most dreaded.
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Evil Fear Hide
Your page stands against you and says to you that you are a thief.
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Page Stand Thief Yourself
Can the fish love the fisherman?
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Deep Love One Liner
However great the dish that holds the turbot, the turbot is still greater than the dish.
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Food Greatness Hold Value
Wine and women bring misery.
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Alcohol Misery Wine
Gifts are like fish-hooks; for who is not aware that the greedy char is deceived by the fly which he swallows?
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Aware Fly Gift Himself Swallow
They let out on hire their passions and eloquence. [Referring to lawyers.]
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Elegant Hire Passion

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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