Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst.
MARTIALOne genius has made many clever artists.
More Martial Quotes
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Whoever is not too wise is wise.
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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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It is to live twice when we can enjoy the recollections of our former life.
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The African lions rush to attack bulls; they do not attack butterflies.
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Work divided is in that manner shortened.
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A vagrant is everywhere at home.
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Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
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There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
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Life is not merely to be alive, but to be well.
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For wealth’s now given to none but to the rich.
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Some are good, some are middling, the most are bad.
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Be merry if you are wise.
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Tis easy to write epigrams nicely, but to write a book is hard.
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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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Red-haired, black-lipped, club-footed, and blink-eyed; if you’re a good man, you’re a wonder!
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