That which prevents disagreeable flies from feeding on your repast, was once the proud tail of a splendid bird.
MARTIALShe grieves sincerely who grieves unseen.
More Martial Quotes
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I believe that man to be wretched whom none can please.
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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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You ask what a nice girl will do? She won’t give an inch, but she won’t say no.
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Life’s not just about being alive, but being well.
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Fortune gives many too much, but none enough.
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Remember, cobbler, to keep to your leather.
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Every bird that upwards swings Bears the Cross upon its wings.
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Spare the person but lash the vice.
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This I ask, is it not madness to kill thyself in order to escape death?
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Be content to be what you are, and prefer nothing to it, and do not fear or wish for your last day.
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I do not like the man who squanders life for fame; give me the man who living makes a name.
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Neither fear your death’s day nor long for it.
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Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
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I have granted you much that you asked: and yet you never cease to ask of me. He who refuses nothing, Atticilla, will soon have nothing to refuse.
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Laugh, if thou art wise.
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