Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.
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More Martial Quotes
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You should not fear, nor yet should you wish for your last day.
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To-morrow I will live, the fool does say; To-day itself’s too late, the wise lived yesterday.
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Man loves malice, but not against one-eyed men nor the unfortunate, but against the fortunate and proud.
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I have not hated the man, but his faults.
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Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst.
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You ask what a nice girl will do? She won’t give an inch, but she won’t say no.
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Can the fish love the fisherman?
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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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Service cannot be expected from a friend in service; let him be a freeman who wishes to be my master.
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Short is the life of those who possess great accomplishments, and seldom do they reach a good old age. Whatever thou lovest, pray that thou mayest not set too high a value on it.
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Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
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You crystal break, for fear of breaking it: Careless and careful hands like faults commit.
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The present joys of life we doubly taste, By looking back with pleasure to the past.
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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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Our days pass by, and are scored against us.
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