He who weighs his burdens, can bear them.
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Our days pass by, and are scored against us.
More Martial Quotes
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He who weighs his burdens, can bear them.
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Genuine is the sorrow endured without anyone else knowing about it.
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Red-haired, black-lipped, club-footed, and blink-eyed; if you’re a good man, you’re a wonder!
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Laugh, if thou art wise.
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Whoever is not too wise is wise.
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There is nothing more contemptible than a bald man who pretends to have hair.
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When your crowd of attendants so loudly applaud you, Pomponius, it is not you, but your banquet, that is eloquent.
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I am a shell-fish just come from being saturated with the waters of the Lucrine lake, near Baiae; but now I luxuriously thrust for noble pickle.
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Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
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Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.
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You admire, Vacerra, only the poets of old and praise only those who are dead. Pardon me, I beseech you, Vacerra, if I think death too high a price to pay for your praise.
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Your seventh wife, Phileros, is now being buried in your field. No man’s field brings him greater profit than yours, Phileros.
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