A good man enlarges the term of his own existence.
MARTIALThe African lions rush to attack bulls; they do not attack butterflies.
More Martial Quotes
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Whoever makes great presents, expects great presents in return.
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To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.
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You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
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It is feeling and force of imagination that make us eloquent.
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The bee is enclosed, and shines preserved in amber, so that it seems enshrined in its own nectar.
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Gifts are like hooks.
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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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Those they praise, but they read the others.
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I’m what I seem; not any dyer gave, But nature dyed this colour that I have.
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What’s a wretched man? A man whom no man pleases.
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Givers of great dinners know few enemies.
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Who gives to friends so much from Fate secures, That is the only wealth for ever yours.
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Be not too thick with anybody; your joys will be fewer, and so will pains.
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Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst.
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Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
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