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.
PETRONIUSI believe that school makes complete fools of our young men, because they see and hear nothing of ordinary life there.
More Petronius Quotes
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Women are one and all a set of vultures.
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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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He that has a penny in his purse, is worth a penny: Have and you shall be esteemed.
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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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Wisdom and beauty form a very rare combination.
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The world wills itself to be deceived, so let it be deceived.
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The favor for the favor or One hand washes the other.
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It is fear that first brought gods into the world.
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A doctor is nothing more than consolation for the spirit.
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While fortune lasts you will see your friend’s face.
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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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One good turn deserves another.
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Beauty and wisdom are rarely conjoined.
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Just as dumb creatures are snared by food, human beings would not be caught unless they had a nibble of hope.
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