Gifts are like hooks.
MARTIALIt is folly to waste labour about trifles.
More Martial Quotes
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A jar of wine so priceless did not deserve to die. and Never think of leaving perfume or wines to your heir. Administer these youself and let him have the money.
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If fame is to come only after death, I am in no hurry for it.
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Whoever is not too wise is wise.
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Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
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This I ask, is it not madness to kill thyself in order to escape death?
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Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are bald. Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are carrotty. Why do I not kiss you, Philaenis? you are one-eyed. He who kisses you, Philaenis, sins against nature.
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I do not hate the man, but his vices.
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Life’s not just about being alive, but being well.
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You crystal break, for fear of breaking it: Careless and careful hands like faults commit.
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Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
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Tis easy to write epigrams nicely, but to write a book is hard.
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It is folly to waste labour about trifles.
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Hidden evils are most dreaded.
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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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Remember, cobbler, to keep to your leather.
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