Whoever is not too wise is wise.
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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Red-haired, black-lipped, club-footed, and blink-eyed; if you’re a good man, you’re a wonder!
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The African lions rush to attack bulls; they do not attack butterflies.
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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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Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
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Too late is tomorrow’s life; live for today.
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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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She grieves sincerely who grieves unseen.
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This I ask, is it not madness to kill thyself in order to escape death?
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Be merry if you are wise.
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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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Whoever makes great presents, expects great presents in return.
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I seem to you cruel and too much addicted to gluttony, when I beat my cook for sending up a bad dinner. If that appears to you too trifling a cause, say for what cause you would have a cook flogged.
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It is folly to waste labour about trifles.
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You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
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I wont let a wife lead me to the altar.
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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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If you want him to mourn, you had best leave him nothing.
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A good man enlarges the term of his own existence.
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He truly sorrows who sorrows unseen.
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Rarity gives a charm; so early fruits and winter roses are the most prized; and coyness sets off an extravagant mistress, while the door always open tempts no suitor.
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Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.
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Gifts are like hooks.
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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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Can the fish love the fisherman?
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Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst.
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