Virtue extends our days: he lives two lives who relives his past with pleasure.
MARTIALThere is no living with thee, nor without thee.
More Martial Quotes
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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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Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
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One genius has made many clever artists.
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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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The face that cannot smile is never fair.
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No man is quick enough to enjoy life.
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Life’s not just about being alive, but being well.
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To-morrow I will live, the fool does say; To-day itself’s too late, the wise lived yesterday.
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What’s a wretched man? A man whom no man pleases.
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Tis easy to write epigrams nicely, but to write a book is hard.
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Be cheerful, if you are wise.
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A novice always behaves with propriety.
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Life is not merely to be alive, but to be well.
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Spare the person but lash the vice.
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Gifts are like fish-hooks; for who is not aware that the greedy char is deceived by the fly which he swallows?
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