I do not like the man who squanders life for fame; give me the man who living makes a name.
MARTIALBe cheerful, if you are wise.
More Martial Quotes
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Virtue extends our days: he lives two lives who relives his past with pleasure.
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What’s a wretched man? A man whom no man pleases.
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You admire, Vacerra, only the poets of old and praise only those who are dead. Pardon me, I beseech you, Vacerra, if I think death too high a price to pay for your praise.
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I would not miss your face, your neck, your hands, your limbs, your bosom and certain other of your charms. Indeed, not to become boring by naming them all, I could do without you, Chloe, altogether.
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It is to live twice when we can enjoy the recollections of our former life.
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If fame comes after death, I’m in no hurry for it.
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Genuine is the sorrow endured without anyone else knowing about it.
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He who writes distichs, wishes, I suppose, to please by brevity. But, tell me, of what avail is their brevity, when there is a whose book full of them?
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If you have any shame, forbear to pluck the beard of a dead lion.
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To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.
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Gifts are like fish-hooks; for who is not aware that the greedy char is deceived by the fly which he swallows?
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A man who lives everywhere lives nowhere.
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Life’s not just about being alive, but being well.
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I wont let a wife lead me to the altar.
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What quick wit is found in sudden straits!
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