Of no day can the retrospect cause pain to a good man.
MARTIALYour page stands against you and says to you that you are a thief.
More Martial Quotes
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Every bird that upwards swings Bears the Cross upon its wings.
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If you want him to mourn, you had best leave him nothing.
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Some are good, some are middling, the most are bad.
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If my opinion is of any worth, the fieldfare is the greatest delicacy among birds, the hare among quadrupeds.
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A cook should double one sense have: for he Should taster for himself and master be.
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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 importune me, Tucca, to present you with my books. I shall not do so; for you want to sell, not to read, them.
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Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
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Hidden evils are most dreaded.
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One genius has made many clever artists.
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It is not, believe me, the act of a wise man to say, “I will live.” To-morrow’s life is too late; live to-day.
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Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst.
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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 are sad in the midst of every blessing. Take care that Fortune does not observe–or she will call you ungrateful.
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Believing hear, what you deserve to hear: Your birthday as my own to me is dear. But yours gives most; for mine did only lend Me to the world; yours gave to me a friend.
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