To have nothing is not poverty.
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More Martial Quotes
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It is as good as second life to be able to look back upon our past life with pleasure.
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Whoever is not too wise is wise.
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Life’s not just about being alive, but being well.
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The present joys of life we doubly taste, By looking back with pleasure to the past.
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Rarity gives a charm; so early fruits and winter roses are the most prized; and coyness sets off an extravagant mistress, while the door always open tempts no suitor.
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A man who lives everywhere lives nowhere.
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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.
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Be cheerful, if you are wise.
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The flaw which is hidden is deemed greater than it is.
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I have granted you much that you asked: and yet you never cease to ask of me. He who refuses nothing, Atticilla, will soon have nothing to refuse.
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Be content to be what you are, and prefer nothing to it, and do not fear or wish for your last day.
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You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
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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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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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Too late is tomorrow’s life; live for today.
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Believing hear, what you deserve to hear: Your birthday as my own to me is dear. But yours gives most; for mine did only lend Me to the world; yours gave to me a friend.
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You complain, friend Swift, of the length of my epigrams, but you yourself write nothing. Yours are shorter.
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It is not, believe me, the act of a wise man to say, “I will live.” To-morrow’s life is too late; live to-day.
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Work divided is in that manner shortened.
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There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
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It is folly to waste labour about trifles.
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The face that cannot smile is never fair.
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One genius has made many clever artists.
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Make it a point not to be over-fascinating.
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You’ll get no laurel crown for outrunning a burrow.
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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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