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I have not hated the man, but his faults.

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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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Book Myself Present Reading Yourself
Of no day can the retrospect cause pain to a good man.
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Day Goodness Man Pain
You’ll get no laurel crown for outrunning a burrow.
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Run Yourself
While an ant was wandering under the shade of the tree of Phaeton, a drop of amber enveloped the tiny insect; thus she, who in life was disregarded, became precious by death.
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Ant Death Life Precious Shade Value
The swan murmurs sweet strains with a flattering tongue, itself the singer of its own dirge.
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Swan Tongue
Make it a point not to be over-fascinating.
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Fascination One Liner Point
Joys do not stay, but take wing and fly away.
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Fly Happiness Wings
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
Whoever makes great presents, expects great presents in return.
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Greatness Present Return
A good man enlarges the term of his own existence.
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Existence Goodness Himself Man Term
I know all that better than my own name.
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Better Myself Name
Gifts are like fish-hooks; for who is not aware that the greedy char is deceived by the fly which he swallows?
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Aware Fly Gift Himself Swallow
No man is quick enough to enjoy life.
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Enough Life Man Quick
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
There is no living with thee, nor without thee.
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God Live Religious
This I ask, is it not madness to kill thyself in order to escape death?
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Death Escape Kill Madness Order

I have not hated the man, but his faults.

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