The flaw which is hidden is deemed greater than it is.
MARTIALTo-morrow I will live, the fool does say; To-day itself’s too late, the wise lived yesterday.
More Martial Quotes
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Make it a point not to be over-fascinating.
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Some things are good, some middling, more bad.
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While you cannot resolve what you are, at last you may be nothing.
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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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Life’s not just about being alive, but being well.
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I believe that man to be wretched whom none can please.
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The face that cannot smile is never fair.
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In adversity it is easy to despise life; he is truly brave who can endure a wreched life.
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What’s a wretched man? A man whom no man pleases.
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If you have any shame, forbear to pluck the beard of a dead lion.
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Wine and women bring misery.
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While an ant was wandering under the shade of the tree of Phaeton, a drop of amber enveloped the tiny insect; thus she, who in life was disregarded, became precious by death.
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See, how the liver is swollen larger than a fat goose! In amazement you will exclaim: Where could this possibly grow?
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Can the fish love the fisherman?
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Man loves malice, but not against one-eyed men nor the unfortunate, but against the fortunate and proud.
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