Can the fish love the fisherman?
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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Too late is tomorrow’s life; live for today.
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I believe that man to be wretched whom none can please.
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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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In adversity it is easy to despise life; he is truly brave who can endure a wreched life.
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Fortune gives many too much, but none enough.
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It is folly to waste labour about trifles.
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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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Spare the person but lash the vice.
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Givers of great dinners know few enemies.
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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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Who gives to friends so much from Fate secures, That is the only wealth for ever yours.
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Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
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There is no living with thee, nor without thee.
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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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If my opinion is of any worth, the fieldfare is the greatest delicacy among birds, the hare among quadrupeds.
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