It is folly to waste labour about trifles.
MARTIAL
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It is folly to waste labour about trifles.
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Can the fish love the fisherman?
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Whoever is not too wise is wise.
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He who writes distichs, wishes, I suppose, to please by brevity. But, tell me, of what avail is their brevity, when there is a whose book full of them?
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There is no glory in outstripping donkeys.
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If fame comes after death, I’m in no hurry for it.
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The face that cannot smile is never fair.
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Gifts are like hooks.
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Laugh, if thou art wise.
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He truly sorrows who sorrows unseen.
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Too late is tomorrow’s life; live for today.
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Whoever makes great presents, expects great presents in return.
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Make it a point not to be over-fascinating.
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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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I’m what I seem; not any dyer gave, But nature dyed this colour that I have.
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To be able to enjoy one’s past life is to live twice.
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