The African lions rush to attack bulls; they do not attack butterflies.
MARTIALIf 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.
More Martial Quotes
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Tomorrow’s life is too late. Live today.
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See, how the liver is swollen larger than a fat goose! In amazement you will exclaim: Where could this possibly grow?
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Live thy life as it were spoil and pluck the joys that fly.
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You admire, Vacerra, only the poets of old and praise only those who are dead. Pardon me, I beseech you, Vacerra, if I think death too high a price to pay for your praise.
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You’re obstinate, pliant, merry, morose, all at once. For me there’s no living with you, or without you.
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That which prevents disagreeable flies from feeding on your repast, was once the proud tail of a splendid bird.
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Laugh, if thou art wise.
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Some are good, some are middling, the most are bad.
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The flaw which is hidden is deemed greater than it is.
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If you want him to mourn, you had best leave him nothing.
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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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I would not miss your face, your neck, your hands, your limbs, your bosom and certain other of your charms. Indeed, not to become boring by naming them all, I could do without you, Chloe, altogether.
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A fisherman’s walk: three steps and overboard.
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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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You puff the poets of other days, The living you deplore. Spare me the accolade: your praise Is not worth dying for.
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