For wealth’s now given to none but to the rich.
MARTIALWine and women bring misery.
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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Life’s not just about being alive, but being well.
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Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst.
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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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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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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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From no place can you exclude the fates.
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No man is quick enough to enjoy life.
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Be satisfied, and pleased with what thou art, Act cheerfully and well thou allotted part; Enjoy the present hour, be thankful for the past, And neither fear, nor wish, the approaches of the last.
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He who weighs his burdens, can bear them.
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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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My poems are naughty, but my life is pure.
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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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The virtuous man is never a novice in worldly things.
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There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
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