To have nothing is not poverty.
MARTIALThere is no glory in outstripping donkeys.
More Martial Quotes
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For life is only life when blessed with health.
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One genius has made many clever artists.
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There is no living with thee, nor without thee.
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They let out on hire their passions and eloquence. [Referring to lawyers.]
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Givers of great dinners know few enemies.
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My poems are naughty, but my life is pure.
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Some things are good, some middling, more bad.
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Life is not merely to be alive, but to be well.
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She grieves sincerely who grieves unseen.
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A cook should double one sense have: for he Should taster for himself and master be.
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To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.
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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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If your slave commits a fault, do not smash his teeth with your fists; give him some of the (hard) biscuit which famous Rhodes has sent you.
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No man is quick enough to enjoy life.
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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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