The face that cannot smile is never fair.
MARTIALHidden evils are most dreaded.
More Martial Quotes
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The bee is enclosed, and shines preserved in amber, so that it seems enshrined in its own nectar.
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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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Be cheerful, if you are wise.
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Tis easy to write epigrams nicely, but to write a book is hard.
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Remember, cobbler, to keep to your leather.
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The present joys of life we doubly taste, By looking back with pleasure to the past.
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If you are poor now, Aemilianus, you will always be poor. Riches are now given to none but the rich.
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A cook should double one sense have: for he Should taster for himself and master be.
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Your seventh wife, Phileros, is now being buried in your field. No man’s field brings him greater profit than yours, Phileros.
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The African lions rush to attack bulls; they do not attack butterflies.
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Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are bald. Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are carrotty. Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are one-eyed. He who kisses you, Philaenis, sins against nature.
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Life is not living, but living in health.
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Fortune gives many too much, but none enough.
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Nothing is more ill-timed than an ill-timed laugh.
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Make it a point not to be over-fascinating.
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