No hero to me is the man who, by easy shedding of his blood, purchases fame: my hero is he who, without death, can win praise.
MARTIALBirds of a feather will flock together.
More Martial Quotes
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Life’s not just about being alive, but being well.
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They let out on hire their passions and eloquence. [Referring to lawyers.]
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This I ask, is it not madness to kill thyself in order to escape death?
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There is no living with thee, nor without thee.
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I do not love thee, Sabidius, nor can I say why; I can only say this, “I do not love thee.”
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It is feeling and force of imagination that make us eloquent.
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I do not like the man who squanders life for fame; give me the man who living makes a name.
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She grieves sincerely who grieves unseen.
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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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In adversity it is easy to despise life; he is truly brave who can endure a wretched life.
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Live thy life as it were spoil and pluck the joys that fly.
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It is easy in adversity to despise death; he has real fortitude who dares to live and be wretched.
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He who prefers to give Linus the half of what he wishes to borrow, rather than to lend him the whole, prefers to lose only the half.
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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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The swan murmurs sweet strains with a flattering tongue, itself the singer of its own dirge.
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