Be not too thick with anybody; your joys will be fewer, and so will pains.
MARTIALThere is no living with thee, nor without thee.
More Martial Quotes
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Every epigram should resemble a bee; it should have sting, honey, and brevity.
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A vagrant is everywhere at home.
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She grieves sincerely who grieves unseen.
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You’re obstinate, pliant, merry, morose, all at once. For me there’s no living with you, or without you.
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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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The swan murmurs sweet strains with a flattering tongue, itself the singer of its own dirge.
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He who thinks that the lives of Priam and of Nestor were long is much deceived and mistaken. Life consists not in living, but in enjoying health.
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A good man enlarges the term of his own existence.
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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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One genius has made many clever artists.
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Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.
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If fame is to come only after death, I am in no hurry for it.
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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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Life is not living, but living in health.
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Why do strong arms fatigue themselves with frivolous dumbbells? To dig a vineyard is worthier exercise for men.
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