Can’t you see that I’m only advising you to beg yourself not to be so dumb
PETRONIUSCan’t you see that I’m only advising you to beg yourself not to be so dumb
More Petronius Quotes
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It is fear that first brought gods into the world.
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The world wills itself to be deceived, so let it be deceived.
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The mind longs for what it has missed.
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Wisdom and beauty form a very rare combination.
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What power has law where only money rules?
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Nothing is falser than people’s preconceptions and ready-made opinions; nothing is sillier than their sham morality.
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The favor for the favor or One hand washes the other.
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Heaven is equally distant everywhere.
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A physician is nothing but a consoler of the mind.
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A man who is always ready to believe what is told him will never do well, especially a businessman.
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I believe that school makes complete fools of our young men, because they see and hear nothing of ordinary life there.
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Beauty and wisdom are rarely conjoined.
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Outward beauty is not enough; to be attractive a woman must use words, wit, playfulness, sweet-talk, and laughter to transcend the gifts of nature.
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Everyone will find what he’s looking for. Nothing pleases everyone: this man gathers thorns, that one roses.
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Women are one and all a set of vultures.
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