Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst.
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Invitas nullum nisi cum quo, Cotta, lavaris et dant convivam balnea sola tibi mirabar quare numquam me, Cotta, vocasses: iam scio me nudum displicuisse tibi.
Permalink to quote #5 You ask what a nice girl will do? She won't give an inch, but she won't say no.
Permalink to quote #7 You complain, friend Swift, of the length of my epigrams, but you yourself write nothing. Yours are shorter.
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