You’re obstinate, pliant, merry, morose, all at once. For me there’s no living with you, or without you.
MARTIALThere is no living with thee, nor without thee.
More Martial Quotes
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The present joys of life we doubly taste, By looking back with pleasure to the past.
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A good man enlarges the term of his own existence.
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Laugh, if thou art wise.
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Those they praise, but they read the others.
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Every epigram should resemble a bee; it should have sting, honey, and brevity.
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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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No man is quick enough to enjoy life.
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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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You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
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Live thy life as it were spoil and pluck the joys that fly.
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Of no day can the retrospect cause pain to a good man.
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While you cannot resolve what you are, at last you may be nothing.
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Make it a point not to be over-fascinating.
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There is no living with thee, nor without thee.
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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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