Such are thou and I: but what I am thou canst not be; what thou art any one of the multitude may be.
MARTIALWhile 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.
More Martial Quotes
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Every bird that upwards swings Bears the Cross upon its wings.
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Virtue extends our days: he lives two lives who relives his past with pleasure.
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Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
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A good man doubles the length of his existence; to have lived so as to look back with pleasure on our past existence is to live twice.
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Tomorrow’s life is too late. Live today.
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The swan murmurs sweet strains with a flattering tongue, itself the singer of its own dirge.
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A man who lives everywhere lives nowhere.
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I wont let a wife lead me to the altar.
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I have granted you much that you asked: and yet you never cease to ask of me. He who refuses nothing, Atticilla, will soon have nothing to refuse.
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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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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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For wealth’s now given to none but to the rich.
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You give me nothing during your life, but you promise to provide for me at your death. If you are not a fool, you know what I wish for!
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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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You are so pure in mind and heart, In aspect, too, so mild, I wonder that you ever could Implant your wife with child.
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