Your page stands against you and says to you that you are a thief.
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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Can the fish love the fisherman?
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For life is only life when blessed with health.
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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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No man is quick enough to enjoy life.
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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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My poems are naughty, but my life is pure.
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There is no glory in outstripping donkeys.
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To have nothing is not poverty.
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Live thy life as it were spoil and pluck the joys that fly.
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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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You’ll get no laurel crown for outrunning a burrow.
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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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The African lions rush to attack bulls; they do not attack butterflies.
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You should not fear, nor yet should you wish for your last day.
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Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
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