Givers of great dinners know few enemies.
MARTIALIt is feeling and force of imagination that make us eloquent.
More Martial Quotes
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Make it a point not to be over-fascinating.
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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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Rarity gives a charm; so early fruits and winter roses are the most prized; and coyness sets off an extravagant mistress, while the door always open tempts no suitor.
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This I ask, is it not madness to kill thyself in order to escape death?
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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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Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
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Too late is tomorrow’s life; live for today.
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You complain, friend Swift, of the length of my epigrams, but you yourself write nothing. Yours are shorter.
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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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One genius has made many clever artists.
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In adversity it is easy to despise life; he is truly brave who can endure a wreched life.
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Life is not merely to be alive, but to be well.
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In adversity it is easy to despise life; he is truly brave who can endure a wretched life.
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He who prefers to give Linus the half of what he wishes to borrow, rather than to lend him the whole, prefers to lose only the half.
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You give me nothing during your life, but you promise to provide for me at your death. If you are not a fool, you know what I wish for!
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