Be cheerful, if you are wise.
MARTIALEvery epigram should resemble a bee; it should have sting, honey, and brevity.
More Martial Quotes
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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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Hidden evils are most dreaded.
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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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Live thy life as it were spoil and pluck the joys that fly.
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The shameless Chloe placed on the tombs of her seven husbands the inscription, “The work of Chloe.” How could she have expressed herself more plainly?
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However great the dish that holds the turbot, the turbot is still greater than the dish.
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There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
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The virtuous man is never a novice in worldly things.
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Believing hear, what you deserve to hear: Your birthday as my own to me is dear. But yours gives most; for mine did only lend Me to the world; yours gave to me a friend.
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Laugh, if thou art wise.
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Tomorrow’s life is too late. Live today.
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Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst.
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Work divided is in that manner shortened.
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Remember, cobbler, to keep to your leather.
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Those they praise, but they read the others.
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