Can the fish love the fisherman?
MARTIALGlory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
More Martial Quotes
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It is not he who forms idols in gold or marble that makes them gods, but he who kneels before them.
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This I ask, is it not madness to kill thyself in order to escape death?
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Remember, cobbler, to keep to your leather.
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You crystal break, for fear of breaking it: Careless and careful hands like faults commit.
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A vagrant is everywhere at home.
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Life is not living, but living in health.
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No man is quick enough to enjoy life.
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Hidden evils are most dreaded.
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The bee is enclosed, and shines preserved in amber, so that it seems enshrined in its own nectar.
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A jar of wine so priceless did not deserve to die. and Never think of leaving perfume or wines to your heir. Administer these youself and let him have the money.
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You ask what a nice girl will do? She won’t give an inch, but she won’t say no.
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From no place can you exclude the fates.
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See, how the liver is swollen larger than a fat goose! In amazement you will exclaim: Where could this possibly grow?
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I do not hate the man, but his vices.
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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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