Make it a point not to be over-fascinating.
MARTIALHidden evils are most dreaded.
More Martial Quotes
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If your slave commits a fault, do not smash his teeth with your fists; give him some of the (hard) biscuit which famous Rhodes has sent you.
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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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I know all that better than my own name.
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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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If you are poor now, Aemilianus, you will always be poor. Riches are now given to none but the rich.
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Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst.
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He truly sorrows who sorrows unseen.
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If fame is to come only after death, I am in no hurry for it.
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Why do strong arms fatigue themselves with frivolous dumbbells? To dig a vineyard is worthier exercise for men.
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Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
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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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It is feeling and force of imagination that make us eloquent.
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There is no living with thee, nor without thee.
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Tomorrow’s life is too late. Live today.
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If I remember right, Aelia, you had four teeth; a cough displaced two, another two more. You can now cough without anxiety all the day long. A third cough can find nothing to do in your mouth.
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