Can the fish love the fisherman?
MARTIALGifts are like fish-hooks; for who is not aware that the greedy char is deceived by the fly which he swallows?
More Martial Quotes
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I do not hate the man, but his vices.
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Man loves malice, but not against one-eyed men nor the unfortunate, but against the fortunate and proud.
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There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
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A man who lives everywhere lives nowhere.
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Make it a point not to be over-fascinating.
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You puff the poets of other days, The living you deplore. Spare me the accolade: your praise Is not worth dying for.
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There is no living with thee, nor without thee.
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Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
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I believe that man to be wretched whom none can please.
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There is nothing more contemptible than a bald man who pretends to have hair.
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To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.
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Neither fear your death’s day nor long for it.
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Birds of a feather will flock together.
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I seem to you cruel and too much addicted to gluttony, when I beat my cook for sending up a bad dinner. If that appears to you too trifling a cause, say for what cause you would have a cook flogged.
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Work divided is in that manner shortened.
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