A good man enlarges the term of his own existence.
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More Martial Quotes
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Nothing is more ill-timed than an ill-timed laugh.
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The African lions rush to attack bulls; they do not attack butterflies.
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One genius has made many clever artists.
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Your page stands against you and says to you that you are a thief.
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I have granted you much that you asked: and yet you never cease to ask of me. He who refuses nothing, Atticilla, will soon have nothing to refuse.
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You should not fear, nor yet should you wish for your last day.
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Birds of a feather will flock together.
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Why do strong arms fatigue themselves with frivolous dumbbells? To dig a vineyard is worthier exercise for men.
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They let out on hire their passions and eloquence. [Referring to lawyers.]
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Be merry if you are wise.
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He who thinks that the lives of Priam and of Nestor were long is much deceived and mistaken. Life consists not in living, but in enjoying health.
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Some things are good, some middling, more bad.
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A novice always behaves with propriety.
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Genuine is the sorrow endured without anyone else knowing about it.
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If you want him to mourn, you had best leave him nothing.
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