There is no glory in outstripping donkeys.
MARTIALNeither fear your death’s day nor long for it.
More Martial Quotes
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He who writes distichs, wishes, I suppose, to please by brevity. But, tell me, of what avail is their brevity, when there is a whose book full of them?
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The face that cannot smile is never fair.
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Too late is tomorrow’s life; live for today.
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Gifts are like hooks.
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I know all that better than my own name.
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Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
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If fame comes after death, I’m in no hurry for it.
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You are so pure in mind and heart, In aspect, too, so mild, I wonder that you ever could Implant your wife with child.
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Givers of great dinners know few enemies.
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Our days pass by, and are scored against us.
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Work divided is in that manner shortened.
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Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.
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Whoever makes great presents, expects great presents in return.
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However great the dish that holds the turbot, the turbot is still greater than the dish.
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Birds of a feather will flock together.
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