The bee is enclosed, and shines preserved in amber, so that it seems enshrined in its own nectar.
MARTIALVirtue extends our days: he lives two lives who relives his past with pleasure.
More Martial Quotes
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A fisherman’s walk: three steps and overboard.
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What’s a wretched man? A man whom no man pleases.
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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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When your crowd of attendants so loudly applaud you, Pomponius, it is not you, but your banquet, that is eloquent.
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Hidden evils are most dreaded.
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You’ll get no laurel crown for outrunning a burrow.
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To be able to enjoy one’s past life is to live twice.
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Genuine is the sorrow endured without anyone else knowing about it.
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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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It is feeling and force of imagination that make us eloquent.
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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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There is no living with thee, nor without thee.
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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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Life’s not just about being alive, but being well.
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Of no day can the retrospect cause pain to a good man.
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