There is no glory in outstripping donkeys.
MARTIALGivers of great dinners know few enemies.
More Martial Quotes
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Our days pass by, and are scored against us.
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See, how the liver is swollen larger than a fat goose! In amazement you will exclaim: Where could this possibly grow?
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Whoever is not too wise is wise.
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Life is not merely to be alive, but to be well.
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You crystal break, for fear of breaking it: Careless and careful hands like faults commit.
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Your seventh wife, Phileros, is now being buried in your field. No man’s field brings him greater profit than yours, Phileros.
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Be cheerful, if you are wise.
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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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You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
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The swan murmurs sweet strains with a flattering tongue, itself the singer of its own dirge.
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You’re obstinate, pliant, merry, morose, all at once. For me there’s no living with you, or without you.
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He who writes distichs, wishes, I suppose, to please by brevity. But, tell me, of what avail is their brevity, when there is a whose book full of them?
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There is nothing more contemptible than a bald man who pretends to have hair.
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The face that cannot smile is never fair.
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A novice always behaves with propriety.
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