Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst.
MARTIALI’m what I seem; not any dyer gave, But nature dyed this colour that I have.
More Martial Quotes
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Make it a point not to be over-fascinating.
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It is not he who forms idols in gold or marble that makes them gods, but he who kneels before them.
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Whoever makes great presents, expects great presents in return.
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I wont let a wife lead me to the altar.
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There is no living with thee, nor without thee.
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He truly sorrows who sorrows unseen.
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The present joys of life we doubly taste, By looking back with pleasure to the past.
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The bee is enclosed, and shines preserved in amber, so that it seems enshrined in its own nectar.
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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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You give me nothing during your life, but you promise to provide for me at your death. If you are not a fool, you know what I wish for!
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Who gives to friends so much from Fate secures, That is the only wealth for ever yours.
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If I remember right, Aelia, you had four teeth; a cough displaced two, another two more. You can now cough without anxiety all the day long. A third cough can find nothing to do in your mouth.
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You ask what a nice girl will do? She won’t give an inch, but she won’t say no.
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If you have any shame, forbear to pluck the beard of a dead lion.
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Tis easy to write epigrams nicely, but to write a book is hard.
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