I wont let a wife lead me to the altar.
MARTIALThe bee is enclosed, and shines preserved in amber, so that it seems enshrined in its own nectar.
More Martial Quotes
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Every bird that upwards swings Bears the Cross upon its wings.
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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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Be cheerful, if you are wise.
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Life is not merely to be alive, but to be well.
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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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I’m what I seem; not any dyer gave, But nature dyed this colour that I have.
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You’ll get no laurel crown for outrunning a burrow.
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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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Be merry if you are wise.
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Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
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Givers of great dinners know few enemies.
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There is no living with thee, nor without thee.
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Your seventh wife, Phileros, is now being buried in your field. No man’s field brings him greater profit than yours, Phileros.
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Who gives to friends so much from Fate secures, That is the only wealth for ever yours.
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What quick wit is found in sudden straits!
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