Life is not merely to be alive, but to be well.
MARTIALSpare the person but lash the vice.
More Martial Quotes
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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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He truly sorrows who sorrows unseen.
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I have not hated the man, but his faults.
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Believing hear, what you deserve to hear: Your birthday as my own to me is dear. But yours gives most; for mine did only lend Me to the world; yours gave to me a friend.
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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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They let out on hire their passions and eloquence. [Referring to lawyers.]
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A man who lives everywhere lives nowhere.
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It is feeling and force of imagination that make us eloquent.
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Whoever makes great presents, expects great presents in return.
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Too late is tomorrow’s life; live for today.
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This I ask, is it not madness to kill thyself in order to escape death?
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While an ant was wandering under the shade of the tree of Phaeton, a drop of amber enveloped the tiny insect; thus she, who in life was disregarded, became precious by death.
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Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
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When your crowd of attendants so loudly applaud you, Pomponius, it is not you, but your banquet, that is eloquent.
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Make it a point not to be over-fascinating.
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