Genuine is the sorrow endured without anyone else knowing about it.
MARTIALIt is feeling and force of imagination that make us eloquent.
More Martial Quotes
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My poems are naughty, but my life is pure.
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Remember, cobbler, to keep to your leather.
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If fame is to come only after death, I am in no hurry for it.
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I would not miss your face, your neck, your hands, your limbs, your bosom and certain other of your charms. Indeed, not to become boring by naming them all, I could do without you, Chloe, altogether.
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Work divided is in that manner shortened.
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Every epigram should resemble a bee; it should have sting, honey, and brevity.
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Of no day can the retrospect cause pain to a good man.
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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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This I ask, is it not madness to kill thyself in order to escape death?
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Life is not living, but living in health.
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For life is only life when blessed with health.
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Short is the life of those who possess great accomplishments, and seldom do they reach a good old age. Whatever thou lovest, pray that thou mayest not set too high a value on it.
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While you cannot resolve what you are, at last you may be nothing.
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One genius has made many clever artists.
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I do not love thee, Sabidius, nor can I say why; I can only say this, “I do not love thee.”
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