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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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Some are good, some are middling, the most are bad.
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Bad Goodness
What’s a wretched man? A man whom no man pleases.
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Man Please Satisfaction
Those they praise, but they read the others.
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One Liner Praise Reading
Virtue extends our days: he lives two lives who relives his past with pleasure.
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Day Himself Past Pleasure Virtue
Too late is tomorrow’s life; live for today.
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Day Life Present
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
There is no glory in outstripping donkeys.
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Animal Glory
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
No man is quick enough to enjoy life.
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Enough Life Man Quick
A good man enlarges the term of his own existence.
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Existence Goodness Himself Man Term
See, how the liver is swollen larger than a fat goose! In amazement you will exclaim: Where could this possibly grow?
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Amazing Animal Food Growth Possible Yourself
I’m what I seem; not any dyer gave, But nature dyed this colour that I have.
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Color Myself Natural
A fisherman’s walk: three steps and overboard.
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Man Walk
It is easy in adversity to despise death; he has real fortitude who dares to live and be wretched.
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Adversity Death Easy Live Reality
I believe that man to be wretched whom none can please.
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Believe Man Myself Please
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

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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