Spare the person but lash the vice.
MARTIALIt is folly to waste labour about trifles.
More Martial Quotes
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Every bird that upwards swings Bears the Cross upon its wings.
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To have nothing is not poverty.
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If fame comes after death, I’m in no hurry for it.
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Rarity gives a charm; so early fruits and winter roses are the most prized; and coyness sets off an extravagant mistress, while the door always open tempts no suitor.
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If your slave commits a fault, do not smash his teeth with your fists; give him some of the (hard) biscuit which famous Rhodes has sent you.
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Be satisfied, and pleased with what thou art, Act cheerfully and well thou allotted part; Enjoy the present hour, be thankful for the past, And neither fear, nor wish, the approaches of the last.
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A man who lives everywhere lives nowhere.
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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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There is no glory in outstripping donkeys.
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I seem to you cruel and too much addicted to gluttony, when I beat my cook for sending up a bad dinner. If that appears to you too trifling a cause, say for what cause you would have a cook flogged.
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A fisherman’s walk: three steps and overboard.
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Epigrams need no crier, but are content with their own tongue.
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Whoever makes great presents, expects great presents in return.
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Some are good, some are middling, the most are bad.
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Every epigram should resemble a bee; it should have sting, honey, and brevity.
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