Your page stands against you and says to you that you are a thief.
MARTIALWhy do strong arms fatigue themselves with frivolous dumbbells? To dig a vineyard is worthier exercise for men.
More Martial Quotes
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I do not hate the man, but his vices.
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Work divided is in that manner shortened.
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While you cannot resolve what you are, at last you may be nothing.
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Gifts are like fish-hooks; for who is not aware that the greedy char is deceived by the fly which he swallows?
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Life’s not just about being alive, but being well.
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Such are thou and I: but what I am thou canst not be; what thou art any one of the multitude may be.
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She grieves sincerely who grieves unseen.
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Those they praise, but they read the others.
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Be cheerful, if you are wise.
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Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
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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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Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
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If fame is to come only after death, I am in no hurry for it.
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There is no glory in outstripping donkeys.
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If I remember right, Aelia, you had four teeth; a cough displaced two, another two more. You can now cough without anxiety all the day long. A third cough can find nothing to do in your mouth.
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