If my opinion is of any worth, the fieldfare is the greatest delicacy among birds, the hare among quadrupeds.
MARTIALThe present joys of life we doubly taste, By looking back with pleasure to the past.
More Martial Quotes
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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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Joys do not stay, but take wing and fly away.
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Tomorrow’s life is too late. Live today.
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I wont let a wife lead me to the altar.
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See, how the liver is swollen larger than a fat goose! In amazement you will exclaim: Where could this possibly grow?
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Whoever is not too wise is wise.
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There is no living with thee, nor without thee.
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You’re obstinate, pliant, merry, morose, all at once. For me there’s no living with you, or without you.
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There is nothing more contemptible than a bald man who pretends to have hair.
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From no place can you exclude the fates.
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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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Short is the life of those who possess great accomplishments, and seldom do they reach a good old age. Whatever thou lovest, pray that thou mayest not set too high a value on it.
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There is no glory in outstripping donkeys.
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Epigrams need no crier, but are content with their own tongue.
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A vagrant is everywhere at home.
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