What he himself is, whether he is or is not, he does not know so much as this.
Ipse qui sit, utrum sit an non sit, id quoque nescit.
Original text (Latin)
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What a woman says to her ardent lover should be written in wind and running water.
To whom am I to present my pretty new book, freshly smoothed off with dry pumice stone?
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What woman says to fond lover should be written on air or the swift water.
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