A fisherman’s walk: three steps and overboard.
MARTIALHe who prefers to give Linus the half of what he wishes to borrow, rather than to lend him the whole, prefers to lose only the half.
More Martial Quotes
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I do not like the man who squanders life for fame; give me the man who living makes a name.
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Your page stands against you and says to you that you are a thief.
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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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Genuine is the sorrow endured without anyone else knowing about it.
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Be content to be what you are, and prefer nothing to it, and do not fear or wish for your last day.
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He truly sorrows who sorrows unseen.
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It is not he who forms idols in gold or marble that makes them gods, but he who kneels before them.
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For wealth’s now given to none but to the rich.
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Too late is tomorrow’s life; live for today.
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There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
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One genius has made many clever artists.
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Life’s not just about being alive, but being well.
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Of no day can the retrospect cause pain to a good man.
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Believing hear, what you deserve to hear: Your birthday as my own to me is dear. But yours gives most; for mine did only lend Me to the world; yours gave to me a friend.
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Whoever makes great presents, expects great presents in return.
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