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I do not hate the man, but his vices.

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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
I do not love thee, Sabidius, nor can I say why; I can only say this, “I do not love thee.”
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Love Myself
To-morrow I will live, the fool does say; To-day itself’s too late, the wise lived yesterday.
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Fools Future Past Wisdom
You’ll get no laurel crown for outrunning a burrow.
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Run Yourself
Virtue extends our days: he lives two lives who relives his past with pleasure.
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Day Himself Past Pleasure Virtue
Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
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Ash Glory Late
From no place can you exclude the fates.
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Fate Place Yourself
While you cannot resolve what you are, at last you may be nothing.
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Solution Yourself
Your page stands against you and says to you that you are a thief.
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Page Stand Thief 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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Book Myself Present Reading Yourself
Gifts are like hooks.
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Gift One Liner
To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.
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Death Glory Late
I believe that man to be wretched whom none can please.
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Believe Man Myself Please
Spare the person but lash the vice.
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One Liner Person Vice
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
Whoever is not too wise is wise.
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One Liner Wisdom

I do not hate the man, but his vices.

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