You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
MARTIALA 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.
More Martial Quotes
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I am a shell-fish just come from being saturated with the waters of the Lucrine lake, near Baiae; but now I luxuriously thrust for noble pickle.
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Epigrams need no crier, but are content with their own tongue.
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Be not too thick with anybody; your joys will be fewer, and so will pains.
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That which prevents disagreeable flies from feeding on your repast, was once the proud tail of a splendid bird.
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A good man doubles the length of his existence; to have lived so as to look back with pleasure on our past existence is to live twice.
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I do not love thee, Sabidius, nor can I say why; I can only say this, “I do not love thee.”
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Make it a point not to be over-fascinating.
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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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The bee is enclosed, and shines preserved in amber, so that it seems enshrined in its own nectar.
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I know all that better than my own name.
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Your seventh wife, Phileros, is now being buried in your field. No man’s field brings him greater profit than yours, Phileros.
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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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Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst.
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What’s a wretched man? A man whom no man pleases.
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If you have any shame, forbear to pluck the beard of a dead lion.
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