It is not he who forms idols in gold or marble that makes them gods, but he who kneels before them.
MARTIALWine and women bring misery.
More Martial Quotes
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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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Laugh, if thou art wise.
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The shameless Chloe placed on the tombs of her seven husbands the inscription, “The work of Chloe.” How could she have expressed herself more plainly?
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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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No amount of misfortune will satisfy the man who is not satisfied with reading a hundred epigrams.
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I would not miss your face, your neck, your hands, your limbs, your bosom and certain other of your charms. Indeed, not to become boring by naming them all, I could do without you, Chloe, altogether.
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Remember, cobbler, to keep to your leather.
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What quick wit is found in sudden straits!
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It is as good as second life to be able to look back upon our past life with pleasure.
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What’s a wretched man? A man whom no man pleases.
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This I ask, is it not madness to kill thyself in order to escape death?
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You complain, friend Swift, of the length of my epigrams, but you yourself write nothing. Yours are shorter.
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Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are bald. Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are carrotty. Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are one-eyed. He who kisses you, Philaenis, sins against nature.
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One genius has made many clever artists.
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The flaw which is hidden is deemed greater than it is.
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