Of no day can the retrospect cause pain to a good man.
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More Martial Quotes
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Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
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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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Genuine is the sorrow endured without anyone else knowing about it.
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You praise, in three hundred verses, Sabellus, the baths of Ponticus, who gives such excellent dinners. You wish to dine, Sabellus, not to bathe.
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I believe that man to be wretched whom none can please.
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A fisherman’s walk: three steps and overboard.
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For life is only life when blessed with health.
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What quick wit is found in sudden straits!
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It is folly to waste labour about trifles.
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Why do strong arms fatigue themselves with frivolous dumbbells? To dig a vineyard is worthier exercise for men.
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In adversity it is easy to despise life; he is truly brave who can endure a wretched life.
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There is no living with thee, nor without thee.
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No man is quick enough to enjoy life.
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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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A man who lives everywhere lives nowhere.
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