I do not hate the man, but his vices.
MARTIALWish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
More Martial Quotes
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Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
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There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
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Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst.
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Some are good, some are middling, the most are bad.
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He who writes distichs, wishes, I suppose, to please by brevity. But, tell me, of what avail is their brevity, when there is a whose book full of them?
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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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He truly sorrows who sorrows unseen.
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That which prevents disagreeable flies from feeding on your repast, was once the proud tail of a splendid bird.
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Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.
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Make it a point not to be over-fascinating.
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However great the dish that holds the turbot, the turbot is still greater than the dish.
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Your page stands against you and says to you that you are a thief.
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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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Be content to be what you are, and prefer nothing to it, and do not fear or wish for your last day.
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While an ant was wandering under the shade of the tree of Phaeton, a drop of amber enveloped the tiny insect; thus she, who in life was disregarded, became precious by death.
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