Who gives to friends so much from Fate secures, That is the only wealth for ever yours.
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More Martial Quotes
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If you have any shame, forbear to pluck the beard of a dead lion.
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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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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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The flaw which is hidden is deemed greater than it is.
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Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst.
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That which prevents disagreeable flies from feeding on your repast, was once the proud tail of a splendid bird.
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I do not love thee, Sabidius, nor can I say why; I can only say this, “I do not love thee.”
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If I remember right, Aelia, you had four teeth; a cough displaced two, another two more. You can now cough without anxiety all the day long. A third cough can find nothing to do in your mouth.
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I have granted you much that you asked: and yet you never cease to ask of me. He who refuses nothing, Atticilla, will soon have nothing to refuse.
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Joys do not stay, but take wing and fly away.
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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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You give me nothing during your life, but you promise to provide for me at your death. If you are not a fool, you know what I wish for!
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A novice always behaves with propriety.
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Tomorrow’s life is too late. Live today.
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Whoever is not too wise is wise.
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