What quick wit is found in sudden straits!
MARTIALFor life is only life when blessed with health.
More Martial Quotes
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He who prefers to give Linus the half of what he wishes to borrow, rather than to lend him the whole, prefers to lose only the half.
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To have nothing is not poverty.
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Whoever is not too wise is wise.
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Life is not living, but living in health.
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A jar of wine so priceless did not deserve to die. and Never think of leaving perfume or wines to your heir. Administer these youself and let him have the money.
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The face that cannot smile is never fair.
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Joys do not stay, but take wing and fly away.
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A novice always behaves with propriety.
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Those they praise, but they read the others.
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You should not fear, nor yet should you wish for your last day.
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Some are good, some are middling, the most are bad.
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Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
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I have not hated the man, but his faults.
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There is nothing more contemptible than a bald man who pretends to have hair.
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In adversity it is easy to despise life; he is truly brave who can endure a wretched life.
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