Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.
MARTIALThis I ask, is it not madness to kill thyself in order to escape death?
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Who gives to friends so much from Fate secures, That is the only wealth for ever yours.
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Too late is tomorrow’s life; live for today.
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Be merry if you are wise.
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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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Life’s not just about being alive, but being well.
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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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It is feeling and force of imagination that make us eloquent.
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Neither fear your death’s day nor long for it.
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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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Nothing is more ill-timed than an ill-timed laugh.
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Tis easy to write epigrams nicely, but to write a book is hard.
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Whoever makes great presents, expects great presents in return.
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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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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.
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This I ask, is it not madness to kill thyself in order to escape death?
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Hidden evils are most dreaded.
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I would not miss your face, your neck, your hands, your limbs, your bosom and certain other of your charms. Indeed, not to become boring by naming them all, I could do without you, Chloe, altogether.
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Every bird that upwards swings Bears the Cross upon its wings.
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From no place can you exclude the fates.
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A man who lives everywhere lives nowhere.
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However great the dish that holds the turbot, the turbot is still greater than the dish.
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There is no glory in outstripping donkeys.
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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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Wine and women bring misery.
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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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Tomorrow’s life is too late. Live today.
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