You are sad in the midst of every blessing. Take care that Fortune does not observe–or she will call you ungrateful.
MARTIALCan the fish love the fisherman?
More Martial Quotes
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It is feeling and force of imagination that make us eloquent.
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If you are poor now, Aemilianus, you will always be poor. Riches are now given to none but the rich.
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My poems are naughty, but my life is pure.
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Some things are good, some middling, more bad.
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A good man doubles the length of his existence; to have lived so as to look back with pleasure on our past existence is to live twice.
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Too late is tomorrow’s life; live for today.
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A novice always behaves with propriety.
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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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Service cannot be expected from a friend in service; let him be a freeman who wishes to be my master.
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Givers of great dinners know few enemies.
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A man who lives everywhere lives nowhere.
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Live thy life as it were spoil and pluck the joys that fly.
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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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Gifts are like hooks.
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If fame comes after death, I’m in no hurry for it.
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