There is no glory in outstripping donkeys.
MARTIALA fisherman’s walk: three steps and overboard.
More Martial Quotes
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There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
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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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He who thinks that the lives of Priam and of Nestor were long is much deceived and mistaken. Life consists not in living, but in enjoying health.
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A jar of wine so priceless did not deserve to die. and Never think of leaving perfume or wines to your heir. Administer these youself and let him have the money.
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A vagrant is everywhere at home.
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A good man enlarges the term of his own existence.
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Our days pass by, and are scored against us.
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She grieves sincerely who grieves unseen.
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I have not hated the man, but his faults.
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Some good, some so-so, and lots plain bad: that’s how a book of poems is made, my Friend.
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Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
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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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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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There is nothing more contemptible than a bald man who pretends to have hair.
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The shameless Chloe placed on the tombs of her seven husbands the inscription, “The work of Chloe.” How could she have expressed herself more plainly?
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