Neither fear your death’s day nor long for it.
MARTIALGlory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
More Martial Quotes
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There is nothing more contemptible than a bald man who pretends to have hair.
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A novice always behaves with propriety.
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Whoever is not too wise is wise.
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Tis easy to write epigrams nicely, but to write a book is hard.
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That which prevents disagreeable flies from feeding on your repast, was once the proud tail of a splendid bird.
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She grieves sincerely who grieves unseen.
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The swan murmurs sweet strains with a flattering tongue, itself the singer of its own dirge.
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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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If fame is to come only after death, I am in no hurry for it.
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Epigrams need no crier, but are content with their own tongue.
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You’ll get no laurel crown for outrunning a burrow.
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Birds of a feather will flock together.
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No hero to me is the man who, by easy shedding of his blood, purchases fame: my hero is he who, without death, can win praise.
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Those they praise, but they read the others.
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If I remember right, Aelia, you had four teeth; a cough displaced two, another two more. You can now cough without anxiety all the day long. A third cough can find nothing to do in your mouth.
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