It is not he who forms idols in gold or marble that makes them gods, but he who kneels before them.
MARTIALLife consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.
More Martial Quotes
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Such are thou and I: but what I am thou canst not be; what thou art any one of the multitude may be.
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A good man enlarges the term of his own existence.
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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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The shameless Chloe placed on the tombs of her seven husbands the inscription, “The work of Chloe.” How could she have expressed herself more plainly?
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If 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.
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A man who lives everywhere lives nowhere.
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Who gives to friends so much from Fate secures, That is the only wealth for ever yours.
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Live thy life as it were spoil and pluck the joys that fly.
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To have nothing is not poverty.
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Tomorrow’s life is too late. Live today.
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Can the fish love the fisherman?
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Be cheerful, if you are wise.
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Tis easy to write epigrams nicely, but to write a book is hard.
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I do not love thee, Sabidius, nor can I say why; I can only say this, “I do not love thee.”
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Some good, some so-so, and lots plain bad: that’s how a book of poems is made, my Friend.
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