Live thy life as it were spoil and pluck the joys that fly.
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More Martial Quotes
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She grieves sincerely who grieves unseen.
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Every epigram should resemble a bee; it should have sting, honey, and brevity.
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Gifts are like hooks.
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Fortune gives many too much, but none enough.
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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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You are so pure in mind and heart, In aspect, too, so mild, I wonder that you ever could Implant your wife with child.
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If your slave commits a fault, do not smash his teeth with your fists; give him some of the (hard) biscuit which famous Rhodes has sent you.
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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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However great the dish that holds the turbot, the turbot is still greater than the dish.
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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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If you want him to mourn, you had best leave him nothing.
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There is no glory in outstripping donkeys.
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It is feeling and force of imagination that make us eloquent.
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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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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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