A good man enlarges the term of his own existence.
MARTIALA good man enlarges the term of his own existence.
More Martial Quotes
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Whoever is not too wise is wise.
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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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I’m what I seem; not any dyer gave, But nature dyed this colour that I have.
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Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
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Too late is tomorrow’s life; live for today.
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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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There is nothing more contemptible than a bald man who pretends to have hair.
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Live thy life as it were spoil and pluck the joys that fly.
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The swan murmurs sweet strains with a flattering tongue, itself the singer of its own dirge.
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Hidden evils are most dreaded.
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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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I wont let a wife lead me to the altar.
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The flaw which is hidden is deemed greater than it is.
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Life is not merely to be alive, but to be well.
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Those they praise, but they read the others.
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You admire, Vacerra, only the poets of old and praise only those who are dead. Pardon me, I beseech you, Vacerra, if I think death too high a price to pay for your praise.
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Laugh, if thou art wise.
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If you are poor now, Aemilianus, you will always be poor. Riches are now given to none but the rich.
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The present joys of life we doubly taste, By looking back with pleasure to the past.
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Tis easy to write epigrams nicely, but to write a book is hard.
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One genius has made many clever artists.
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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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A vagrant is everywhere at home.
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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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When your crowd of attendants so loudly applaud you, Pomponius, it is not you, but your banquet, that is eloquent.
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A good man doubles the length of his existence; to have lived so as to look back with pleasure on our past existence is to live twice.
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