Be content to be what you are, and prefer nothing to it, and do not fear or wish for your last day.
MARTIALGenuine is the sorrow endured without anyone else knowing about it.
More Martial Quotes
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Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are bald. Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are carrotty. Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are one-eyed. He who kisses you, Philaenis, sins against nature.
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There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
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The shameless Chloe placed on the tombs of her seven husbands the inscription, “The work of Chloe.” How could she have expressed herself more plainly?
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A good man doubles the length of his existence; to have lived so as to look back with pleasure on our past existence is to live twice.
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In adversity it is easy to despise life; he is truly brave who can endure a wreched life.
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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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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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You are so pure in mind and heart, In aspect, too, so mild, I wonder that you ever could Implant your wife with child.
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The bee is enclosed, and shines preserved in amber, so that it seems enshrined in its own nectar.
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Be cheerful, if you are wise.
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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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Some good, some so-so, and lots plain bad: that’s how a book of poems is made, my Friend.
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I know all that better than my own name.
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Birds of a feather will flock together.
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Be merry if you are wise.
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