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Laugh, if thou art wise.
MartialMartial A novice always behaves with propriety.
MartialMartial If you want him to mourn, you had best leave him nothing.
MartialMartial I do not hate the man, but his vices.
MartialMartial There is no glory in outstripping donkeys.
MartialMartial When your crowd of attendants so loudly applaud you, Pomponius, it is not you, but your banquet, that is eloquent.
MartialMartial 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.
MartialMartial That which prevents disagreeable flies from feeding on your repast, was once the proud tail of a splendid bird.
MartialMartial You admire, Vacerra, only the poets of old and praise only those who are dead. Pardon me, I beseech you, Vacerra, if I think death too high a price to pay for your praise.
MartialMartial See, how the liver is swollen larger than a fat goose! In amazement you will exclaim: Where could this possibly grow?
MartialMartial Live thy life as it were spoil and pluck the joys that fly.
MartialMartial He who writes distichs, wishes, I suppose, to please by brevity. But, tell me, of what avail is their brevity, when there is a whose book full of them?
MartialMartial You puff the poets of other days, The living you deplore. Spare me the accolade: your praise Is not worth dying for.
MartialMartial Be satisfied, and pleased with what thou art, Act cheerfully and well thou allotted part; Enjoy the present hour, be thankful for the past, And neither fear, nor wish, the approaches of the last.
MartialMartial It is easy in adversity to despise death; he has real fortitude who dares to live and be wretched.
MartialMartial From no place can you exclude the fates.
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From our community writers
I am the universe, and every possibility belongs to me.
Courtney PeppernellCourtney Peppernell The only thing that changed about you is me.
Elaine HaysElaine Hays He is my heaven and my hell. Serving passion and poison with the same spoon, and i am a sucker for a taste.
Laura Natoli-KearneyLaura Natoli-Kearney My mistakes tell me I am quite human, but my brief flashes of brilliance tell me I am divine, too.
Rachel WolchinRachel Wolchin She now finds solace in vanilla-scented daydreams, as her soul sings away in a musical symphony of humid breaths and well-favored smiles.
Megan LaoMegan Lao Some things won’t change-some things can’t.
Julia Kellogg HenryJulia Kellogg Henry My blood is fifty percent alcohol the other half was you.
Chris AllchinChris Allchin Darling, you don’t fear love, you fear of loving wrong.
C.R. ElliottC.R. Elliott
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At the end of the day, we’re all brothers and sisters in God. What people do is none of my business.
Tyson FuryTyson Fury I think the lawyers are such incredible actors. Can you imagine the performance they have to do every day?
Monica BellucciMonica Bellucci At the end of the day, I just do my job. I love my art. But I genuinely want to change the world. I’m very generous, and I really want people to see that I am – that’s really it.
Millie Bobby BrownMillie Bobby Brown People who work every day are kind of scared of things they don’t understand.
JeezyJeezy I think sleeping was my problem in school. If school had started at 4:00 in the afternoon, I’d be a college graduate today.
George ForemanGeorge Foreman Today is life-the only life you are sure of. Make the most of today. Get interested in something. Shake yourself awake. Develop a hobby. Let the winds of enthusiasm sweep through you. Live today with gusto.
Dale CarnegieDale Carnegie I don’t have a daily routine, beyond brushing my teeth. It changes every day.
Paloma FaithPaloma Faith Somedays, I just need to switch it all off, and turn to the trees.
Gemma IversenGemma Iversen