My poems are naughty, but my life is pure.
MARTIALTomorrow’s life is too late. Live today.
More Martial Quotes
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Hidden evils are most dreaded.
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Life is not living, but living in health.
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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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I am a shell-fish just come from being saturated with the waters of the Lucrine lake, near Baiae; but now I luxuriously thrust for noble pickle.
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You are sad in the midst of every blessing. Take care that Fortune does not observe–or she will call you ungrateful.
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That which prevents disagreeable flies from feeding on your repast, was once the proud tail of a splendid bird.
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A vagrant is everywhere at home.
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Rarity gives a charm; so early fruits and winter roses are the most prized; and coyness sets off an extravagant mistress, while the door always open tempts no suitor.
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Be merry if you are wise.
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If you have any shame, forbear to pluck the beard of a dead lion.
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Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
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Red-haired, black-lipped, club-footed, and blink-eyed; if you’re a good man, you’re a wonder!
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It is to live twice when we can enjoy the recollections of our former life.
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You puff the poets of other days, The living you deplore. Spare me the accolade: your praise Is not worth dying for.
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This I ask, is it not madness to kill thyself in order to escape death?
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