Wine and women bring misery.
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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What’s a wretched man? A man whom no man pleases.
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You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
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Too late is tomorrow’s life; live for today.
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Fortune gives many too much, but none enough.
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The face that cannot smile is never fair.
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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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A novice always behaves with propriety.
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It is not, believe me, the act of a wise man to say, “I will live.” To-morrow’s life is too late; live to-day.
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The present joys of life we doubly taste, By looking back with pleasure to the past.
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Givers of great dinners know few enemies.
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If fame is to come only after death, I am in no hurry for it.
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Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
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Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
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It is easy in adversity to despise death; he has real fortitude who dares to live and be wretched.
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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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