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Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent.
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We should look for someone to eat and drink with before looking for something to eat and drink.
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Haec ego non multis (scribo), sed tibi: satis enim magnum alter alteri theatrum sumus. I am writing this not to many, but to you: certainly we are a great enough audience for each other.
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