I do not like the man who squanders life for fame; give me the man who living makes a name.
MARTIALBirds of a feather will flock together.
More Martial Quotes
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Can the fish love the fisherman?
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Neither fear your death’s day nor long for it.
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Birds of a feather will flock together.
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Make it a point not to be over-fascinating.
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You should not fear, nor yet should you wish for your last day.
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You crystal break, for fear of breaking it: Careless and careful hands like faults commit.
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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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I have granted you much that you asked: and yet you never cease to ask of me. He who refuses nothing, Atticilla, will soon have nothing to refuse.
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A good man enlarges the term of his own existence.
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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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While you cannot resolve what you are, at last you may be nothing.
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It is not, believe me, the act of a wise man to say, “I will live.” To-morrow’s life is too late; live to-day.
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Life is not living, but living in health.
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He who weighs his burdens, can bear them.
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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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