Life is not living, but living in health.
MARTIALService cannot be expected from a friend in service; let him be a freeman who wishes to be my master.
More Martial Quotes
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If fame is to come only after death, I am in no hurry for it.
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There is no glory in outstripping donkeys.
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It is feeling and force of imagination that make us eloquent.
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Too late is tomorrow’s life; live for today.
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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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Whoever makes great presents, expects great presents in return.
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She grieves sincerely who grieves unseen.
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One genius has made many clever artists.
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If you have any shame, forbear to pluck the beard of a dead lion.
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I am a shell-fish just come from being saturated with the waters of the Lucrine lake, near Baiae; but now I luxuriously thrust for noble pickle.
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If you are poor now, Aemilianus, you will always be poor. Riches are now given to none but the rich.
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You ask what a nice girl will do? She won’t give an inch, but she won’t say no.
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The bee is enclosed, and shines preserved in amber, so that it seems enshrined in its own nectar.
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For life is only life when blessed with health.
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Neither fear your death’s day nor long for it.
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