Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.
MARTIALThe swan murmurs sweet strains with a flattering tongue, itself the singer of its own dirge.
More Martial Quotes
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He who weighs his burdens, can bear them.
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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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No amount of misfortune will satisfy the man who is not satisfied with reading a hundred epigrams.
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Too late is tomorrow’s life; live for today.
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You should not fear, nor yet should you wish for your last day.
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I believe that man to be wretched whom none can please.
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It is as good as second life to be able to look back upon our past life with pleasure.
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Genuine is the sorrow endured without anyone else knowing about it.
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I wont let a wife lead me to the altar.
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While you cannot resolve what you are, at last you may be nothing.
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A good man enlarges the term of his own existence.
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In adversity it is easy to despise life; he is truly brave who can endure a wretched life.
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There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
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I’m what I seem; not any dyer gave, But nature dyed this colour that I have.
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The face that cannot smile is never fair.
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