It is not he who forms idols in gold or marble that makes them gods, but he who kneels before them.
MARTIALBelieving hear, what you deserve to hear: Your birthday as my own to me is dear. But yours gives most; for mine did only lend Me to the world; yours gave to me a friend.
More Martial Quotes
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Too late is tomorrow’s life; live for today.
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If you have any shame, forbear to pluck the beard of a dead lion.
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Be satisfied, and pleased with what thou art, Act cheerfully and well thou allotted part; Enjoy the present hour, be thankful for the past, And neither fear, nor wish, the approaches of the last.
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You should not fear, nor yet should you wish for your last day.
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He truly sorrows who sorrows unseen.
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See, how the liver is swollen larger than a fat goose! In amazement you will exclaim: Where could this possibly grow?
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Hidden evils are most dreaded.
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Spare the person but lash the vice.
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Be content to be what you are, and prefer nothing to it, and do not fear or wish for your last day.
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While an ant was wandering under the shade of the tree of Phaeton, a drop of amber enveloped the tiny insect; thus she, who in life was disregarded, became precious by death.
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He who weighs his burdens, can bear them.
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Be not too thick with anybody; your joys will be fewer, and so will pains.
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Those they praise, but they read the others.
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You ask what a nice girl will do? She won’t give an inch, but she won’t say no.
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If you want him to mourn, you had best leave him nothing.
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