You ask what a nice girl will do? She won’t give an inch, but she won’t say no.
MARTIALWish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
More Martial Quotes
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He truly sorrows who sorrows unseen.
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You importune me, Tucca, to present you with my books. I shall not do so; for you want to sell, not to read, them.
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There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
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Your page stands against you and says to you that you are a thief.
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What quick wit is found in sudden straits!
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The face that cannot smile is never fair.
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Short is the life of those who possess great accomplishments, and seldom do they reach a good old age. Whatever thou lovest, pray that thou mayest not set too high a value on it.
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You are sad in the midst of every blessing. Take care that Fortune does not observe–or she will call you ungrateful.
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The flaw which is hidden is deemed greater than it is.
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I do not like the man who squanders life for fame; give me the man who living makes a name.
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You should not fear, nor yet should you wish for your last day.
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You complain, friend Swift, of the length of my epigrams, but you yourself write nothing. Yours are shorter.
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Those they praise, but they read the others.
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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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Tis easy to write epigrams nicely, but to write a book is hard.
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