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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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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
If my opinion is of any worth, the fieldfare is the greatest delicacy among birds, the hare among quadrupeds.
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Greatness Myself Opinion Worth
In adversity it is easy to despise life; he is truly brave who can endure a wretched life.
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Adversity Brave Himself Life True
It is not, believe me, the act of a wise man to say, “I will live.” To-morrow’s life is too late; live to-day.
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Believe Day Man Myself Wisdom
To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.
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Death Glory Late
Work divided is in that manner shortened.
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Division Short Work
Whoever is not too wise is wise.
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One Liner Wisdom
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
I know all that better than my own name.
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Better Myself Name
Fortune gives many too much, but none enough.
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Enough Fate Fortune
Some things are good, some middling, more bad.
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Bad Goodness
A fisherman’s walk: three steps and overboard.
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Man Walk
Can the fish love the fisherman?
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Deep Love One Liner
Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
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Enough Fortune Unfair
In adversity it is easy to despise life; he is truly brave who can endure a wreched life.
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Adversity Brave Easy Endurance Life True
He truly sorrows who sorrows unseen.
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Hide One Liner Sorrow True

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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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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