The flaw which is hidden is deemed greater than it is.
MARTIALIt is as good as second life to be able to look back upon our past life with pleasure.
More Martial Quotes
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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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You’ll get no laurel crown for outrunning a burrow.
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Whoever is not too wise is wise.
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You crystal break, for fear of breaking it: Careless and careful hands like faults commit.
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I have not hated the man, but his faults.
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You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
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Be merry if you are wise.
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Givers of great dinners know few enemies.
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You are sad in the midst of every blessing. Take care that Fortune does not observe–or she will call you ungrateful.
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You importune me, Tucca, to present you with my books. I shall not do so; for you want to sell, not to read, them.
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Life is not merely to be alive, but to be well.
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There is no living with thee, nor without thee.
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Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
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Be cheerful, if you are wise.
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You puff the poets of other days, The living you deplore. Spare me the accolade: your praise Is not worth dying for.
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