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If you want him to mourn, you had best leave him nothing.

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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
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
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
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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Gratitude Greedy Myself Refusal
He who prefers to give Linus the half of what he wishes to borrow, rather than to lend him the whole, prefers to lose only the half.
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Borrow Himself Lose Preference
Remember, cobbler, to keep to your leather.
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Leather Remember Yourself
Every epigram should resemble a bee; it should have sting, honey, and brevity.
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Honey Similar
I would not miss your face, your neck, your hands, your limbs, your bosom and certain other of your charms. Indeed, not to become boring by naming them all, I could do without you, Chloe, altogether.
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Boredom Face Love Missing Myself Togetherness
The virtuous man is never a novice in worldly things.
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Man Virtue World
You are so pure in mind and heart, In aspect, too, so mild, I wonder that you ever could Implant your wife with child.
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Children Heart Mindset Myself Purity Wife
Spare the person but lash the vice.
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One Liner Person Vice
No man is quick enough to enjoy life.
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Enough Life Man Quick
I know all that better than my own name.
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Better Myself Name
However great the dish that holds the turbot, the turbot is still greater than the dish.
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Food Greatness Hold Value
Why do strong arms fatigue themselves with frivolous dumbbells? To dig a vineyard is worthier exercise for men.
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Arms Exercise Man Strong Worthy
There is no glory in outstripping donkeys.
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Animal Glory

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