Why do strong arms fatigue themselves with frivolous dumbbells? To dig a vineyard is worthier exercise for men.
MARTIALWish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
More Martial Quotes
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If you want him to mourn, you had best leave him nothing.
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To have nothing is not poverty.
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Your page stands against you and says to you that you are a thief.
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Every epigram should resemble a bee; it should have sting, honey, and brevity.
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What’s a wretched man? A man whom no man pleases.
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One genius has made many clever artists.
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What quick wit is found in sudden straits!
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Live thy life as it were spoil and pluck the joys that fly.
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You puff the poets of other days, The living you deplore. Spare me the accolade: your praise Is not worth dying for.
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The African lions rush to attack bulls; they do not attack butterflies.
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Fortune gives many too much, but none enough.
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Life’s not just about being alive, but being well.
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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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Believing hear, what you deserve to hear: Your birthday as my own to me is dear. But yours gives most; for mine did only lend Me to the world; yours gave to me a friend.
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If fame is to come only after death, I am in no hurry for it.
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