Be not too thick with anybody; your joys will be fewer, and so will pains.
MARTIALEvery bird that upwards swings Bears the Cross upon its wings.
More Martial Quotes
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A good man enlarges the term of his own existence.
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Life is not merely to be alive, but to be well.
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Short is the life of those who possess great accomplishments, and seldom do they reach a good old age. Whatever thou lovest, pray that thou mayest not set too high a value on it.
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I do not hate the man, but his vices.
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She grieves sincerely who grieves unseen.
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Our days pass by, and are scored against us.
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It is easy in adversity to despise death; he has real fortitude who dares to live and be wretched.
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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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Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst.
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The face that cannot smile is never fair.
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For wealth’s now given to none but to the rich.
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You crystal break, for fear of breaking it: Careless and careful hands like faults commit.
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Givers of great dinners know few enemies.
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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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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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