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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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Work divided is in that manner shortened.
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Division Short Work
He who thinks that the lives of Priam and of Nestor were long is much deceived and mistaken. Life consists not in living, but in enjoying health.
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Enjoyment Health Mistake Thinking
You’re obstinate, pliant, merry, morose, all at once. For me there’s no living with you, or without you.
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Absence Love Myself Togetherness Yourself
This I ask, is it not madness to kill thyself in order to escape death?
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Death Escape Kill Madness Order
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
Too late is tomorrow’s life; live for today.
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Day Life Present
You give me nothing during your life, but you promise to provide for me at your death. If you are not a fool, you know what I wish for!
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Death Fools Life Promise Yourself
Be merry if you are wise.
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One Liner Wisdom
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
Those they praise, but they read the others.
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One Liner Praise Reading
Man loves malice, but not against one-eyed men nor the unfortunate, but against the fortunate and proud.
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Eyes Love Man Proud Unfortunate
My poems are naughty, but my life is pure.
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Life Naughty Poem Purity
Spare the person but lash the vice.
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One Liner Person Vice
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
Some are good, some are middling, the most are bad.
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Bad Goodness
If you want him to mourn, you had best leave him nothing.
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Himself Leaving Mourn

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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