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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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Short is the life of those who possess great accomplishments, and seldom do they reach a good old age. Whatever thou lovest, pray that thou mayest not set too high a value on it.
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Accomplishment High Life Possession Short Value Yourself
No man is quick enough to enjoy life.
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Enough Life Man Quick
Some good, some so-so, and lots plain bad: that’s how a book of poems is made, my Friend.
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Book Creation Goodness Literature Myself Poem Writing
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.
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Believe Deserve Myself World
She grieves sincerely who grieves unseen.
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Grief Herself Sincere Unknown
He who weighs his burdens, can bear them.
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Burden Himself Weigh
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
Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst.
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Flaw Imagination World Worst
What quick wit is found in sudden straits!
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Finding Quick Sudden
Nothing is more ill-timed than an ill-timed laugh.
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Laughter Time
I have not hated the man, but his faults.
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Hate Man Mistake
You admire, Vacerra, only the poets of old and praise only those who are dead. Pardon me, I beseech you, Vacerra, if I think death too high a price to pay for your praise.
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Admire Death Old Pay Poet Praise Price Thinking Yourself
Too late is tomorrow’s life; live for today.
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Day Life Present
To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.
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Death Glory Late
It is feeling and force of imagination that make us eloquent.
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Elegant Feeling Force Imagination Ourselves
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

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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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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